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What does "suggest" mean in this sentence? The sentence is "When the powers that be show us images of war, suggests Warsaw-based photographer Wawrzyniec Kolbus, we accept them at face-value, without questioning their context or implications." What does "suggest" mean in this sentence? Does it mean “Warsaw-based photographer Wawrzyniec Kolbus believes/thinks"? And in the first clause, it says "...that be show...", I don't understand its meaning and the grammar. Could you help me to understand it? The sentence comes from the first paragraph of an article about Iran's cinema city. Here is the link: http://www.featureshoot.com/2015/09/inside-irans-very-convincing-cinema-city/ I'm looking forward to your explanation. Thank you very much.
September 10, 2015
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Is it wise to seek cosmetic surgery? Several decades ago, when it came to "cosmetic surgery ", most people were conservative about it. They doubted its safety and could not afford the high cost. But in recent years, increasing number of ordinary people has taken cosmetics surgery seriously to go under the knife in order to make themselves more beautiful and charming. From my perspective, it is reasonable for people to seek cosmetic surgery. First, people do not to worry much about the security with the development of technology and medicine, and a large number of successful cases can also reduce the doubts. Nowadays, we have witnessed the changes of others' appearances, especially the famous singers and actresses. In Asian countries, Korea and Japan, for instance, almost every woman uses various methods to have a gorgeous and appealing face, including making-up and those surgeries. Just like the advent of the first train-most people thought train was dangerous and would do harm to their business because it could carry commodity. But after several years, they were convinced by its convenience and benefits. The same will go for the cosmetic surgery. Second, to look more fantasy will allow the graduates to get a job more easily, particular for girls. It is a common phenomenon that a good-looking lady attracts more attention than others when she is interviewed by employers. Naturally, great first impression makes her outstanding among all interviewees. If she has other qualities, such as excellent professional knowledge, communicative skills or managerial experience, she will be more likely to get the position. Although one's looking does not play a decisive role when he/she is finding a job, it helps he or she catch interviewers' eyes and then easily show their advantages over other applicants. Third, if one looks better, he/she must be more confident and will have a more positive attitude towards everything. Image an ugly guy who is always looked down upon by others for his outward appearance and he feels inferior to people. Can such a person live a happy and healthy life? The answer is definitely "no ". So a cosmetic surgery can not only change one's face but also the whole life; it will bring a physical and mental progress. In conclusion, human beings love beauties and they also want to be beauties. It is wise to seek cosmetic surgery. Now that the advanced science and technology allow us to own a better looking, why not?
November 25, 2014
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What does “consistent hustle” mean? "If you keep making a firm commitment to continuously improve yourself, you will develop so much that the only option left is success. Consistent hustle always wins." I tried to look up “hustle" in dictionary, but failed to understand the meaning of "hustle" here. And this is the source of this sentence:http://www.24en.com/fun/soul/2013-08-16/159580.html Please look at the last paragraph of point 3. Thank you.
August 16, 2014
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"civil servant" or "public servant"? There are some people who are working for governments or departments related to the government in China. We call them 公务员(gong wu yuan). I want to know if there is the same idea of those people in English. And in English-speaking countries,what do you call this kind of job? Civil servant or public servant?
August 12, 2014
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About translation By "translation" here,I mean the translation from Chinese to English. Recently I have been doing some translation tasks from Chinese(my first language) to English.I always find it difficult for me to do it well.However, when I translation from English to Chinese,I can do a good job. Someone says unless you are good at English writing,you can't be a good translator.I'm so confused these days that I can't stop thinking about this problem. Can you help me?How can I manage the translation from Chinese to English? Thanks a lot.
August 11, 2014
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