Hi, I'm a Korean student studying English.
Reading these , I got a question.
1.Falling in love.
2.Laughing so hard your face hurts.
3.A hot shower.
.
.
.
18.Sweet dreams.
19.Holding hands with someone you care about.
20.Laughing for abs
21.Having someone tell you that you're beautful.
Someone translated No.21 into Korean as following:
"Having someone 'who tells you' that you' re beautiful."
Is this translation correct ?
hmm.. I once thought it's wrong because I thought No.21's meaning was equal to that of "Making someone tell you that you're...."
or is 'who' omitted (as ellipses of subjective relative pronoun?)
(Though I think it's not because if it so, there should be 'someone tells')
2006-11-29 15:23:13 · 5 answers · asked by hseo1988 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Having someone tell you that is not the same as making someone tell you that. You need to study the different tenses of has, have, & had. That is where you are getting confused. To sight an example.
Someone might say "wouldn't it be nice to have someone I know win the lottery". It just means you wish they would win, it doesn't mean you can make them win....if that we're the case, not only would we all be rich, but we'd all be beautiful using your theory.
2006-11-29 15:34:49 · answer #1 · answered by Hollynfaith 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The translation is fine, although I understand how it could be confusing. Sometimes in English, to say "having someone do something" could mean that you asked the person to do it, but in the case of #21, it seems clear that the person told you that you are beautiful without having been asked.
But I don't understand #20!
2006-11-29 23:34:21 · answer #2 · answered by banjuja58 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
#21 is correct. And the translation 'having someone who tells you that you are beautiful' is correct also but it implies a personal relationship (i.e. husband and wife) whereas #21 could just be a casual comment (i.e. a stranger makes a comment on the street " I think you're beautiful") It's a very slight nuance.
Having and Making are similar but distincly different. Sweet dreams to you.
2006-11-29 23:30:06 · answer #3 · answered by gone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
22.playing sports with friends
2006-11-29 23:27:56 · answer #4 · answered by rokoutwitmykokout 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having someone tell you that you're beautful.=Having someone 'who tells you' that you' re beautiful
"having" there is about possession
2006-11-29 23:36:35 · answer #5 · answered by smc8098 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋