jiang
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- Nov 18, 2003
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- China
Dear teachers,
One day her daughter quarrelled with her husband's parentes so her mother asked her to appologize to them. The daughter objected :"But Mama I can't swallow them, not even with honey".
Could you explain what "swallow them" and "even with honey" mean? I think the former means "I can't bear the fact that I have to appologize" and the latter means "no matter how hard you persuade me". Is that right?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
Jiang
One day her daughter quarrelled with her husband's parentes so her mother asked her to appologize to them. The daughter objected :"But Mama I can't swallow them, not even with honey".
Could you explain what "swallow them" and "even with honey" mean? I think the former means "I can't bear the fact that I have to appologize" and the latter means "no matter how hard you persuade me". Is that right?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
Jiang