r****o
发帖数: 1950 | 1 no one gets to coast and keep their mouth shut and agree at the end,
这句话什么意思阿? 这里coast作何解? | O******e
发帖数: 734 | 2 Did you read the paragraphs preceding this quote in
the original article?
To "coast" means to move without putting in work,
relying on something else to carry you forward, e.g.,
when you stop pedaling on a bike or take your foot
off the accelerator in a car and rely on momentum or
gravity to continue to move forward.
Does the sentence make sense now?
【在 r****o 的大作中提到】
: no one gets to coast and keep their mouth shut and agree at the end,
: 这句话什么意思阿? 这里coast作何解?
| r****o
发帖数: 1950 | 3 Thanks,
the orignal article is:
"I would imagine that if he runs his cabinet meetings or his meetings with
his advisors in the same way he ran his classroom, no one gets to coast and
keep their mouth shut and agree at the end," he added. "I would imagine
their job is to make a case forcefully. Respectfully, but forcefully."
是不是coast在这里表示被动接受的意思？
【在 O******e 的大作中提到】
: Did you read the paragraphs preceding this quote in
: the original article?
: To "coast" means to move without putting in work,
: relying on something else to carry you forward, e.g.,
: when you stop pedaling on a bike or take your foot
: off the accelerator in a car and rely on momentum or
: gravity to continue to move forward.
: Does the sentence make sense now?
| O******e
发帖数: 734 | 4 The speaker was saying that when Obama was teaching,
he expected the students in his class to participate
actively in discussions. You cannot just show up to
class, sit there and not say or do anything, and
expect to get by. The speaker imagines that Obama
runs his cabinet meetings the same way. "To coast
and keep their mouth shut" means to sit there and
say nothing, let other people talk and think.
and
【在 r****o 的大作中提到】
: Thanks,
: the orignal article is:
: "I would imagine that if he runs his cabinet meetings or his meetings with
: his advisors in the same way he ran his classroom, no one gets to coast and
: keep their mouth shut and agree at the end," he added. "I would imagine
: their job is to make a case forcefully. Respectfully, but forcefully."
: 是不是coast在这里表示被动接受的意思？
| r****o
发帖数: 1950 | 5 Thanks a lot!
大牛啊！
【在 O******e 的大作中提到】
: The speaker was saying that when Obama was teaching,
: he expected the students in his class to participate
: actively in discussions. You cannot just show up to
: class, sit there and not say or do anything, and
: expect to get by. The speaker imagines that Obama
: runs his cabinet meetings the same way. "To coast
: and keep their mouth shut" means to sit there and
: say nothing, let other people talk and think.
:
: and
|
|
