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luciaC



Joined: 26 Feb 2004
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 6:23 pm    Post subject: Questions Reply with quote

Are they correct?

1. Do you think Toyota's car is better than Honda?
2. They don't have confidence on me.
3. They don't feel confident on me.
4. Is my car ready to be picked up?
5. The meeting will be finished at 12.
6. The meeting will wrap up at 12.?
7. What is Indiana summer/ winter?
8.What is the maximum hour that I can work?
9.Do you provide/offer weekend classes?
10 Working happily is important.
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Bob S.



Joined: 29 Apr 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:20 am    Post subject: Re: Questions Reply with quote

1. Do you think Toyota's car is better than Honda's?

2. They don't have confidence in me.

3. They don't feel confident with me.

4. Is my car ready to be picked up?
Okay

5. The meeting will be finished at 12.
Okay

6. The meeting will wrap up at 12.
Okay

7. What is Indiana summer/ winter?
What is summer like in Indiana?

8.What is the maximum number of hours that I can work?

9.Do you provide/offer weekend classes?
Okay for either one

10 Working happily is important.
Okay, but not sure what is meant to be implied.
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river1974



Joined: 20 May 2003
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Location: Taiwan

PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
The meeting will wrap up at 12.

What does "wrap up" here mean? Thanks. I like your questions, LuciaC. Laughing
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Bob S.



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

river1974 wrote:
Quote:
The meeting will wrap up at 12.

What does "wrap up" here mean?

Wrap up = finish
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RedRose



Joined: 21 May 2004
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 3:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bob S. wrote:
river1974 wrote:
Quote:
The meeting will wrap up at 12.

What does "wrap up" here mean?

Wrap up = finish


and dose wrap up also mean enclose? I once read an article on MSN homepage, and I found the phrase wrap up. from that context, I guessed wrap up means enclose.
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Bob S.



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

RedRose wrote:
and does wrap up also mean enclose? I once read an article on MSN homepage, and I found the phrase wrap up. from that context, I guessed wrap up means enclose.

Literally, yes, as in to wrap a present. When you are preparing something, the last thing you do is wrap it. So to wrap it up becomes a metaphor for to finish.
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