kadioguy
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(On a Chinese-English translation exercise)
As soon as they saw the intruder, they called the police immediately.
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a. As soon as they saw the intruder, they called the police immediately.
b. As soon as they saw an intruder, they called the police immediately.
As far as English itself is concerned, could you tell me what different effects (a) and (b) have? (I mean, in what contexts should I say (a), and in what contexts should I say (b)?)
PS - I created (b) for comparison.
PPS - Is it OK to say the red part?
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(Source)
https://youtu.be/2H_DZ1w3QI4?t=818
As soon as they saw the intruder, they called the police immediately.
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a. As soon as they saw the intruder, they called the police immediately.
b. As soon as they saw an intruder, they called the police immediately.
As far as English itself is concerned, could you tell me what different effects (a) and (b) have? (I mean, in what contexts should I say (a), and in what contexts should I say (b)?)
PS - I created (b) for comparison.
PPS - Is it OK to say the red part?
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(Source)
https://youtu.be/2H_DZ1w3QI4?t=818
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