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Questions for English Speakers
HOTEL CALIFORNIA
(1)
Some dance to remember
Some dance to forget
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Which interpretation is correct?
*Some people dance to create memories,
while others dance to forget.
*Some dances are remembered, some
dances are danced to be forgotten.
(2)
I had to stop for the night
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Which interpretation is correct?
*I had to stay overnight at some inn.
*I had to conquer the coming nights.
I believe the former interpretation is
correct, but some Japanese websites
present it as the latter.
Perhaps (1) is open to both
interpretations.
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AnswerSome people dance to create
memories, while others dance to
forget. I think dance is a metaphor
for drugs or alcohol.
I had to conquer the coming nights. I
think the hotel is a metaphor for the
bad side of Los Angeles. |
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