N nobody0077 Member Joined Apr 12, 2018 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China May 21, 2018 #1 Recently , I read this sentence somewhere, but What does it mean? Thank you.
Matthew Wai VIP Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China May 21, 2018 #2 Could you provide the context where it is used?
N nobody0077 Member Thread starter Joined Apr 12, 2018 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China May 21, 2018 #3 Matthew Wai said: Could you provide the context where it is used? Click to expand... sorry, just this sentence , no context.
Matthew Wai said: Could you provide the context where it is used? Click to expand... sorry, just this sentence , no context.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England May 21, 2018 #4 nobody0077 said: Recently[no space here], I read this sentence somewhere, but what does it mean? Thank you. Click to expand... nobody0077 said: Sorry, just this sentence[no space], with no context. Click to expand... Don't leave a space before a comma. Whenever you read a sentence you are going to ask us about, please make a note of where you read it and who wrote it. Somebody might have a guess at the meaning, but I've no idea.
nobody0077 said: Recently[no space here], I read this sentence somewhere, but what does it mean? Thank you. Click to expand... nobody0077 said: Sorry, just this sentence[no space], with no context. Click to expand... Don't leave a space before a comma. Whenever you read a sentence you are going to ask us about, please make a note of where you read it and who wrote it. Somebody might have a guess at the meaning, but I've no idea.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan May 21, 2018 #5 It might mean that the person does not think that being safe now guarantees safety for the future- the person is only safe as long as safety is ensured. However, as always, the context might tell us more.
It might mean that the person does not think that being safe now guarantees safety for the future- the person is only safe as long as safety is ensured. However, as always, the context might tell us more.