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rice07
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 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:02 am Post subject: Briefings from NBA |
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Hi Teachers
Briefings from NBA
1.Shaquille O'Neal had 18 points for the heat,who snapped a three-game skid and sent the Nets to their fifth straight loss.
What does"snapped a three-game skid" mean?
2.Wade made 15 of 20 free throws befor a clinching jumper in the final second.
What does"a clinching jumper" mean?
3. Josh Howard matched his season high with 27 points,six during a key fourth-quarter stretch,and Dallas remained unbeaten at home.
I look up word "stretch" in my dictionary;it says:If on race track,"stretch" refers to a straight part at the end of a racing track.
So I guess if the word "stretch" in the above I posted deprived from this meaning to refer to the game which was being in a win-or-lose period. |
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Sirius
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| Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:53 am Post subject: Re: Briefings from NBA |
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Hi Teachers
Briefings from NBA
1.Shaquille O'Neal had 18 points for the heat,who snapped a three-game skid and sent the Nets to their fifth straight loss.
What does"snapped a three-game skid" mean? |
It means a losing streak. They had previously lost three games in a row
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2.Wade made 15 of 20 free throws befor a clinching jumper in the final second.
What does"a clinching jumper" mean? |
A jumper means a jump shot in basketball. He jumps in the air and then throws the ball.
A clincher is the shot that won the game for his team. When using the word clinch it implies that the other team does not have a chance to win.
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3. Josh Howard matched his season high with 27 points,six during a key fourth-quarter stretch,and Dallas remained unbeaten at home.
I look up word "stretch" in my dictionary;it says:If on race track,"stretch" refers to a straight part at the end of a racing track.
So I guess if the word "stretch" in the above I posted deprived from this meaning to refer to the game which was being in a win-or-lose period. |
Stretch refers to a period of time. It could mean a 10 minute period of time in the fourth quarter of the game. |
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rice07
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| Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Sirius
Got it!Thanks a lot! |
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rice07
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| Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Sirius
1.There's one thing I want to ask you that successive,consecutive,straight, and in a row have the same meaning in this case.right?
2.Word "jumper" I used to guess it might mean"jump shot",but I found nowhere by this meaning in my dictionary.By the way,whether word"clinching" means "successful" in "a clinching jumper"?Thanks! |
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