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Please help! I can't understand this sentence.
"An elderly homeless man approaches. It says he is homeless right on his sign, which also asks for money." (From Book: Freakonomics)
What does "it" refer to? And what does "right on his sign" mean?
Please help! I can't understand this sentence.
"An elderly homeless man approaches. It says he is homeless right on his sign, which also asks for money." (From Book: Freakonomics)
What does "it" refer to? And what does "right on his sign" mean?
"An elderly homeless man approaches. It says he is homeless right on his sign, which also asks for money." (From Book: Freakonomics)
What does "it" refer to? And what does "right on his sign" mean?
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it says: the sign says
right on ...: 就在...上
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