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confused about the sentence "The porcelain bodies of luanbai wares have a greater aluminium oxide content than qingbai wares at 20-21 per cent." I am confused about the meaning of it. 1.qingbai wares contains 20-21% aluminium oxide,and luanbai's is higher. 2.the aluminium oxide in luanbai is 20-21% higher than in qingbai. which one is the right meaning? thank you!
6 Thg 12 2012 03:06
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It means something different with different punctuation. The porcelain bodies of luanbai wares have a greater aluminium oxide content than qingbai wares at 20-21 per cent = The qingbai wares have a 20-21 percent content and the luanbai wares have a greater content than that. The porcelain bodies of luanbai wares have a greater aluminium oxide content than qingbai wares, at 20-21 per cent. (note the comma)= The luanbai wares have an aluminum oxide content of 20-21 percent, which is greater than that of the qingbai wares. The sentence would be clearer as: The porcelain bodies of the luanbai wares have an aluminium oxide content of 20-21 percent, which is greater than that of the qingbai wares. (If that is the meaning, of course).
6 tháng 12 năm 2012
I would say this sentence is poorly phrased even for a native English speaker. However, my guess is meaning number 1 is correct.
6 tháng 12 năm 2012
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