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[youngdog]

He was mourned and then, as we say in the 21st century, life moved on.
That is, it moved on for everyone but his dog, Hachi-ko, who continued
to meet his master's 4 o'clock commuter train at Shibuya station every day for the next nine years.

http://www.newsweek.com:80/id/120050

Life is whose? the professor's or everyone else's?
And is 'move on' similar to 'go on' in this case?

Thank you for your advice in advance.
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youngdog

[Suzanne]

Hi!

"Life moved on" means that the everyone's daily life continued as always. After the professor died, there was a time when people mourned him, but then, he was forgotten...except by his dog!

"Move on" is a phrase that means to keep going or to try something new.

Examples:
After a divorce, it's important to move on and make a new life for yourself.
When his business failed, he decided to move on and join a new company.

Does that help?

The Newsweek article was interesting, wasn't it?

[youngdog]

Hi ! Suzanne-san!

Thank you very much for your comment.
I misread "life moved on" as "his soul went to the next life".

I really appreciate your kindness.

youngdog from Japan
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