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Can I ask a meaning of a sentence below? I encountered a English sentence I didn't get the meaning of. This is it; She does have a way of putting things into perspective sometimes. I'll be glad if you help me.

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Can I ask a meaning of a sentence below?

I encountered an English sentence I didn't get the meaning of.
This is it; She does have a way of putting things into perspective sometimes.

I'll be glad if you help me.

 

In drawing, 'Perspective' is showing the position of something in relation to things around it - so 'putting something into perspective' is showing how it should be seen or considered in context, in relation to other things or factors or issues around it. 

 

'She does have a way of' = 'She is adept at'

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To add to the above comments~ "X has a way of Ying" means something about the way X does Y is interesting and unusual. It could be bad or good.
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If you put something in perspective, you give it it's real importance, not it's imagined importance. For instance, if I hear someone complain loudly that they don't have the very latest iPod or cell phone, I might remind them that there are a huge number of people in the world who have to worry where their next meal is coming from. That gives puts the iPod in its proper perspective - it is not so very important.
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It means she is good at making something difficult to understand clear to you, often by using an example you are familiar with. For example: John: "Why can't Miki ride a bike? Riding a bike is so easy." Jane: "Well, she has nobody to help her learn. She has to teach herself. Remember how it was difficult for you to learn Japanese because you had nobody to help you?" John: "Yeah, I guess so. That puts things into perspective." ^-^

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