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Default Re: question of sentence comprehension

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Originally Posted by japanjapan View Post
Dear teachers,
Read the following sentence first please.
Unmarried men are not wanted in the Sales Department,not even widowers,for the company has learned from experience that it is difficult and dangerous for unmarried salesmen to mix socially with prominent executives and their wives or participate with them in responsible civic affairs.

What's the meaning of "mix socially with prominent executives and their wives"? Can u give me some examples?

What's the meaning of " responsible civic affairs"? Can u give me some examples?

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This phrase means that unmarried men are likely to to get involved with the wives of executives - meaning that illicit or intimate relationships are not wanted/allowed within the retail or sales departement only because it causes more havoc and chaos.
and especially to the executive's wives for they are mainly the ones to be messed with !
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