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luciaC
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 Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:38 am Post subject: Questions |
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1. He aims to deliver on his three campaign promises. These are to increase the town�s full-time firefighters from three to four. What does deliver on mean?
What does three to four mean here?
2. What is toffee apple?
3. His new position as a mayor doesn�t come with an office. Instead, he will receive $3600 a year to cover his expenses. What does come with an office mean here?
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 4:43 am Post subject: Re: Questions |
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1. He aims to deliver on his three campaign promises. These are to increase the town�s full-time firefighters from three to four. What does deliver on mean?
What does three to four mean here?
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"Deliver on" means make it happen. If he is running for mayor and he makes some promises, he plans to make the promises come true. One promise is to increase the number of full-time firefighters in the town from 3 firefighters to 4 firefighters (adding one more.)
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2. What is toffee apple?
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A toffee apple is an apple with a candy coating. Sometimes they are red and are also called candy apples. For me, the toffee apple is usually a golden color (also called caramel apples), but on the Internet it seems there are different kinds of toffee apples. (Use google and put in "toffee apple" to see some recipes.)
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3. His new position as a mayor doesn�t come with an office. Instead, he will receive $3600 a year to cover his expenses. What does come with an office mean here? |
It means there is no mayor's office for him to work in. He will have to work at home or somewhere else. He will get $3600 to pay for whatever it costs him to do the job. |
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