Where will all this leave...
Where will all this leave the few hundred guests selected to attend Friday night's lavish state dinner honoring the Chinese president? Most likely still thrilled to be there, geopolitics be damned.
(source: http://www.burlesonstar.net/nationalnews/ci_28856567 )
Q1: Does"selected to attend Friday night's lavish state dinner honoring the Chinese president" modify the word "guests"?
If so, the sentence can be simplified as this:
Where will all this leave the guests?
So, what does it mean?
Q2: What does "geopolitics be damned" mean?
Does it mean "no one cares about geopolitics"?
Search from various English teachers...
Answers · 4
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Q1. Yes it could be simplified to "Where will all this leave the guests?" but then leaves out additional information which may or may not be important (such as the day, and what the occasion is).
Q2. It means in this case on this day although the guests might be there for geopoliticial reasons, they wont care about geopolitics as they are still thrilled to be there. 'geopolitics be damned' could be said as 'forget the geopolitics'.
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