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imchongjun
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 Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:47 pm Post subject: interpretation |
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Hello, teachers.
Would you help me understand the following dialog?
"I told Henry I shouldn't stop with him another moment," she declared. "He has fired off about forty cartridges and wounded one hare."
"Henry is not keen," Dominey remarked, "although I think you are a little hard on him, are you not? I saw him bring down a nice *beep* just now. So far as regards the birds, it really does not matter. They are all going home."
(http://www.gutenberg.org/files/5815/5815-h/5815-h.htm)
The part I don't understand is the last two sentences: "So far as...going home". What does the second speaker mean by this? Is he saying "no matter how much Henry scares the birds by shooting at them, they won't go away (because they just go home)"? I appreciate your help very much. |
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pugachevV
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It probably means: Don't worry about the birds they are all going to be killed eventually.
On large estates in England and other European countries, pheasants are raised, and released so that they can be shot later on. They are then all taken to the manor house (home) and sometimes are sold for further sale in London, Berlin and other large European cities. |
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imchongjun
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| Thank you for your comment. This is precisely what I needed to know. |
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