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SUBLIME
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 Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 11:32 pm Post subject: travails |
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Hello, teachers!!� Thank you all the time for answering questions all the time.
Queen Elizabeth II��has remained aloof from the travails of her relatives, children and grandchildren.
Why is the word "travails" used in this sentence?� I don't understand what this sentence wants to tell the readers.� "travail"=tribulation or agony??? |
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Mister Micawber
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Here, travails = the difficulties that are experienced as part of a particular situation: The travails of the British car industry are seldom out of the news.
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SUBLIME
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| Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 3:24 am Post subject: |
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Dear Mister Micawber:
Thank you for your quick replies.
Have a good day!! |
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