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Airway.Chen
Joined: 22 Apr 2009
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 Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:16 pm Post subject: sentence |
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Dear teachers,
Few days ago, I watched the CNN news and the title is Hardwired for sucess-Do our Genes Give us a Head Start in Getting ahead. I had a question about a sentence, "They may come from poverty or privilege, from small towns or from the projects." What's the meaning of "the projects"? Why could this none use in this sentence?
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peterteacher
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:11 am Post subject: |
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You need to ask an American. 
We don't use that slang in Australia, I've only heard it in rap songs or on TV. 
I'm pretty sure it's a place where poor people live though!
Feel free to correct or elaborate, any viewers from the U.S. 
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Airway.Chen
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| Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 4:38 am Post subject: sentence |
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Dear teacher,
Thank you for your answer. I now got the points, and I use the web that you suggest me. I think that really improve my English ability. 
Can you suggest me another good websites that would help my ability about reading some English phrases? Thanks a lot! |
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CP
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The projects is short for government-sponsored housing projects for the poor. They are inexpensive, but you have to be poor to qualify to live there, and you wouldn't want to.
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