Today im gonna expain a series of "Women in Business".
Last time i had read "Madonna".
This time I had read about succeeded story of "Hanae Mori".
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Admire
Context: She had always admired the pictures of Chanel's clothes that she had seen in fashion
magazine at home in Japan.
Definition: to respect sb for what they are or for what they have done
Example : I really admire your enthusiasm. / The school is widely admired for its excellent thing.
Allow
Context : In 1946, Japanese women had been allowed to vote for the first time.
Definition : to let sb/sth ; to let sth happen or be done
Example : He is not allowed to stay out late.
Parliament
Context : ~ a few women had become politicians in Japan's parliament.
Definition : the group of people who are elected to make and change the laws of a country
Example : The German parliament is called the "Bundestag".
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Good!
In regard to the meaning of "prove", I think that this meaning from Longman fits the context better:
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to show how good you are at doing something
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I think it's a very tricky one. My dictionary (Oxford American) seems to stay with the first conclusion.
-She proves 'her skill as a businesswoman'
(demonstrates by evidence or argument that she has an ability or holds certain aspects)
transitive structure (her skill as a businesswoman is the object)
-She proves herself to be a businesswoman.
(demonstrate your abilities or courage)
sort of pivot structure (the object of the first part of the sentence is the subject of the second part)
Okay the technical explanation is hard, let's transform the sentence:
"She proves her mother's skill as a businesswoman."
It's the same structure, so the meaning of prove shouldn't change.
So I guess we can conclude that we have two meanings:
-To prove (show with evidence)
-To prove oneself (demonstrate your abilities)
They both almost mean the same, if you know one explanation I'm sure you will understand both of the meanings. :)
Thanks! I intended to comment on what was in the 5/27 entry:
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Prove
Context: she proved her skill as a businesswoman when she signed a deal with a value of
$60 million with the big entertainment company Time Warner.
Definition:to use facts ,evidence,etc. to show that sth is true
Example :They hope this new evidence will prove her innocence.
Just give me a chance and I'll prove it to you.
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In this case, I think she "proved" it by demonstrating or showing it. "Using facts and evidence" sounds more to me like a logical proof but in this case I think it is less about logic and more about demonstration.
Tomomi: If this is not helping you, just ignore my explanation. The important thing is that you feel that you have understood the meaning of the sentence.
>Proffesor Masden
Thank you for giving me example more easy to understand about "prove" !
>Jotter
Thanks for giving me some examples
as well! :D
I' ll check your blogg out as well. ;p
>kmcheese
Thank you very much for helping me!
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