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Chan-Seung Lee

Joined: 03 Dec 2005
Posts: 1032

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:27 am Post subject: right?

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Maybe South Korea does need to move on, but it is waiting an apology in order to take that step. Secondly, if Japan wants to have good political or economic relations with us, it needs to treat Korea with the respect and fairness that it deserves. So yes, it is important to move on, but it's not too much to ask for an apology, and that's all it would take for Korea to be able to do so.

From native speakers' perspective, isn't the quote awkward?
If not, what does 'that's all it would take for Korea to be able to do so' mean?

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pugachevV

Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Posts: 2295

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:09 am Post subject:

It's OK. It means that an apology (from Japan) is all that is necessary for Korea to "move on".

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