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2014年12月12日
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""Attentive at best, and bored at worst, perhaps wondering why they should be listening to you.""
I cant understand this sentence and grammar. Could you help me??
""Attentive at best, and bored at worst, perhaps wondering why they should be listening to you.""
I cant understand this sentence and grammar. Could you help me??
I cant understand this sentence and grammar. Could you help me??
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- 英語 (美國)
- 葡萄牙語 (葡萄牙) 接近流利
It means that, in the best case scenario, your audience is attentive. In the worst case scenario, they are bored. You can't be sure which, so this kind of sentence structure allows you to speculate about the possibilities, based on the information that you have.
- 英語 (美國)
- 葡萄牙語 (葡萄牙) 接近流利
For example, if you were trapped in a cage with a lion, and it began to walk toward you, you could think to yourself "He's curious at best, and hungry at worst... Either way, I think I'm in trouble!"
- 英語 (美國)
@sugo, I really love your first response. I concur.
- 日語
Thank you so much!! I got it!!
Easy to understand because of concreate example. I appriciate it.
Easy to understand because of concreate example. I appriciate it.
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