Please explain the meaning of this sentence. It is urgent.?

Question

1. But now the SUV is a must have for every member of the family.

2.Nothing, it seems, sets off a lissome lady to greater advantage than her mean machine.

3.And no schoolchild worth his salt is willing to be caught dead being dropped off in anything other than the latest SUV.

These sentences are in sequence. Please give me the exact meaning of the second sentence.

And what they mean by 'no childhood worth his salt'?

Answer 1

Now a large vehicle is a necessity for every member of the family.

A lovely slender lady looks best in a high powered car.

No self respecting school child woud be happy unless he was seen getting out of a large vehicle.

By the way, these sentence are intended to teach American slang but they are not true by any means. We are not that attached to SUV's.

Answer 2

First of all, these sentences are poorly written, using sloppy language.

But to answer your questions:
(2) implies that a lissome or graceful/slender lady is somehow accentuated in contrast to the SUV described as a "mean machine" as sturdy/tough/solid. Example: The delicate beauty of Fay Wray next to the brute strength of King Kong.

(3) Nobody uses the word "schoolchild." Most people would say
"schoolkid" or "student" or "child." The writer uses "worth his salt" to mean having credibility. If you are not worth anything you are worthless.
Salt used to be very rare and used in place of gold as a valuable means of exchange. So if you were "worth your weight in salt"
this would be good. But the phrase "he isn't worth his weight in salt" is saying the opposite, and is used to discredit the person as worthless or not worth considering or listening to.

I would not have used that phrase here to refer to school-aged kids. It would have been fine to say "no kid would be caught dead being dropped off at school."

Answer 3

A "lissome lady" is a woman who is agile, undoubtedly thin, likely physically active.
A "mean machine" is usually either a trendy car or motorcycle.
To "set off" means to fit well or to suit or to become.
Therefore, your sentence could be rewritten as "The image of an active woman is enhanced by a trendy car/motorcycle."

"A schoolchild worth his salt" is one who is very typical of his/her age, that is, a child who is aware of what's "cool" or "trendy" or what everybody else that age does/has/says.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I think it suggest that a 'slender and able to bend easily and gracefully" lady loves her ride...