LQZ
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Historically, some parents have chosen Russia for international adoptions because the wait for children, almost all in orphanages, tends to be much shorter than for countries like China, where it can be years.---taken from the NYT
Dear teacher,
I ran into the above while reading news at the New York Times.I am curious to know whether I can understand the original sentence like this way.
Historically, some parents have chosen Russia for international adoptions because the wait for children, almost all in orphanages, tends to be much shorter than wait for countries like China, where it can be years.
As you see, I put a "wait" in place because I think both "wait"s are comparative. Could you tell me if my understanding is right? Thanks.
LQZ