How would you interpret this sentence?
July 6, 1946
Dear Diego,
On the eve of your elections I share your thrill and dread, waiting to see what Mexico will declare for herself and her Revolution. The news is sparse, so I welcome any from you. I did read of the National Prize of Arts and Sciences, and so I congratulate you both. Your wife is a National Prize herself, as you know better than anyone.
How would you interpret this sentence: I did read of the National Prize of Arts and Sciences?
Does it mean the letter writer read the winning list of the National Prize for Arts and Sciences? But I look it up on Wikipedia and find it was 1950 when Diego Rivera won the prize.
Thanks!
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Frida Kahlo won the National Prize in 1946. Perhaps he's congratulating them both on her win.
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I think it's fair for you to interpret it as "I've already read the news and known that you won the National Prize of Art and Science." "read of" 大多翻译成获悉
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The sentence itself means, "I read about the National Prize" and seems to indicate that he won it in 1946, but as you say he didn't win such a prize until 1950. It's puzzling.
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