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Kenji Noda
Joined: 04 May 2007
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 Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:49 pm Post subject: take a spin |
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Dear friends,
Please help me with this sentence:
"Fran and I had'nt so much as taken a spin in the country."
(from "Feathers" by Raymond Carver)
I can't understand the sentence at all. |
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Suzanne
Joined: 21 Apr 2008
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Location: Seattle, WA, USA
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| Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:02 am Post subject: |
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Hello!
To "take a spin" means to go for a ride, especially by driving or riding. It also means a casual ride, with no specific purpose or destination.
Examples:
"Would you like to take a spin on my new bike?" [Would you like to ride my new bike?]
"It's a beautiful day! Let's go for a spin in the country." [Let's just get out and drive around to enjoy this pretty day.]
"When I was growing up, my family often took a spin on Sunday afternoons. Sometimes we'd stop for ice cream." [When I was growing up, my family used to take drives on Sundays. We might or might not get ice cream.]
Does that help? |
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Kenji Noda
Joined: 04 May 2007
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| Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:00 pm Post subject: Thank you very much |
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Your explanation is very clear and helpfull to me.
Thank you very much! |
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