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O que significa "the lapse of a generation or two" ?
'There are few families that have not among their members one whom, if their neighbours permitted, they would willingly forget, and they are fortunate when the lapse of a generation or two has invested his vagaries with a romantic glamour.'
I thought "the lapse of a generation or two" means that ”１、２世代(せだい)の時（とき）の移り変わり（うつりかわり）、時の経過（けいか）、passage of time.” I wonder if my understanding is correct?
- Inglês (EUA)
You are correct. The passing of time. A generation is considered to be 20-25 years, so a generation or two would be 20-25 or 40-50 years. With this piece specifically, it is implying that as the people who knew this family member pass away, the succeeding generations (who did not know this person) might romanticize him.
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- Inglês (EUA)
Yes, it's referring to the passing of time. So revised it would say something like "throughout the generations, he's invested with romantic glamour."
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- Inglês (EUA)
Yes, you are correct ---- after a passage of time, memories about quirky relatives are softened and glamourized.
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- Inglês (EUA)
You are correct. The passing of time. A generation is considered to be 20-25 years, so a generation or two would be 20-25 or 40-50 years. With this piece specifically, it is implying that as the people who knew this family member pass away, the succeeding generations (who did not know this person) might romanticize him.
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