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I am translating a text, it is a short story and I have a problem understanding a sentence.
Miss Carew was slightly older than Margaret, and dressed in a style somewhat beyond her age. Jane Carew had been alert upon the situation of departing youth.
"Jane Carew had been alert upon the situation of departing youth."
what does this sentence mean? Is she aware of her age or she does not want to accept her age...
if someone can explain, i will be happy.
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Elif Çeviker,
....alert upon the situation of departing youth. = ....quick to perceive and respond to the situation of her departing youth.
She was very aware of her aging and dressed accordingly.
The author suggests that she "dressed in a style somewhat beyond her age." This means that a woman of her age usually dressed in a younger style. We don't know why she wore clothes more appropriate to an older woman. Perhaps she didn't want others to see her as a woman desperately trying to appear young.
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It means she is aware of herself aging, her youth leaving her. "Departing youth".
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well you must give her the consequences of wearing those cloths if they don't fit your religion so make her understund her limit
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