M***D
发帖数: 478 | 1 sometimes it's meant as a compliment.
It means a compliment.
what is the difference betweent the two above? |
o********l
发帖数: 12430 | 2
这句有点绕口但也可以
这句这样是不是比较好一些？
it is meant to be a compliment
【在 M***D 的大作中提到】
: sometimes it's meant as a compliment.
: It means a compliment.
: what is the difference betweent the two above?
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l*t
发帖数: 393 | 3 I don't know about the Syntax, but logically:
1st one has a sometimes
2nd one always
【在 M***D 的大作中提到】
: sometimes it's meant as a compliment.
: It means a compliment.
: what is the difference betweent the two above?
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s****6
发帖数: 153 | 4 Someone compliments you but you have no idea what it means or you can't
appreciate it. This person will probably say " it was meant to be a
compliment". If you ask "what does it mean?" He will say" it means a
compliment".
The first one is more like to explain someone's good intention. Whereas
second one is to explain the sentence itself.
My 2 cents. |
d**w
发帖数: 14889 | |
M***D
发帖数: 478 | 6 both sentences are from Mccain's speaking.
【在 o********l 的大作中提到】
:
: 这句有点绕口但也可以
: 这句这样是不是比较好一些？
: it is meant to be a compliment
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M***D
发帖数: 478 | 7 1)有时它被意味着恭维
2)它意味着恭维
what is the difference? why should we use 'it's meant'?
and in what situation and how to use it? |
M***D
发帖数: 478 | 8 right. your interpretation agrees with the environment where Mccain gave his
speech.
【在 s****6 的大作中提到】
: Someone compliments you but you have no idea what it means or you can't
: appreciate it. This person will probably say " it was meant to be a
: compliment". If you ask "what does it mean?" He will say" it means a
: compliment".
: The first one is more like to explain someone's good intention. Whereas
: second one is to explain the sentence itself.
: My 2 cents.
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M***D
发帖数: 478 | 9 what you mean is that 'it's meant' is 'it has meant', isn't it?
but see the original paragraph excerpted from McCain's speech,
"Sometimes it's meant as a compliment and sometimes it's not ... What it
really means is I understand who I work for. I don't work for a party. I don
't work for a special interest. I don't work for myself. I work for you. "
do you still the first 'meant' is a past tense, not a passive voice? |
h*******s
发帖数: 11 | 10 In McCain's speech, "Sometimes it's meant as a compliment and sometimes
it's not" both "it's" are "it is", not "it has". "It is meant as a ..."
is passive voice. You are correct.
"It is meant as a compliment" = "It is intended as a compliment"
What McCain is saying:
"Sometimes [when people call me a maverick] it is [intended] as a
compliment, and sometimes it is not. What [my being called a maverick]
really means is [that] I understand who I work for..."
don
【在 M***D 的大作中提到】
: what you mean is that 'it's meant' is 'it has meant', isn't it?
: but see the original paragraph excerpted from McCain's speech,
: "Sometimes it's meant as a compliment and sometimes it's not ... What it
: really means is I understand who I work for. I don't work for a party. I don
: 't work for a special interest. I don't work for myself. I work for you. "
: do you still the first 'meant' is a past tense, not a passive voice?
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