Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 19, 2004 07:37
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marked us out
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In terms of racism, the year 1957 had marked us out---well, I don¡¯t know that it marked everybody, but certainly it marked me and anybody like Bill, who became politically active¡¡
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| 4 +3 | Targeted us |
Ramesh Madhavan
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| 5 | left its mark on us |
Laurel Porter (X)
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| 4 | 1957 = Little Rock events! |
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| 4 | impressed us so much that we could not forget it |
Tehani
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| 3 | ignited |
Nizamettin Yigit
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Ramesh Madhavan
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Targeted us
When we say,'mark your man out' in soccer, volley ball or other such team sports, we mean 'watch him' / 'target him' etc..
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Ingrid Petit
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "In choosing this answer, I suppose that 1957 make them somehow different from others."
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Nizamettin Yigit
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ignited
The reason that I sugest ignited because the importance of 1957 events is causing him and anybody like Bill to become politically active.
Dictionary :
Mark out: Set boundaries to
I gues it set their boundaries so well and wide that caused them to be active.
Dictionary :
Mark out: Set boundaries to
I gues it set their boundaries so well and wide that caused them to be active.
1 day 8 hrs
left its mark on us
I've never heard this with "out", but as it's repeated later on as "it marked me", it is clear to me that this is what is meant. The people in question were psychologically marked (as in scarred, or possibly tattooed - not necessarily negative) by the important events of that time. The idea is that they are indelibly altered by the experience.
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Note added at 1 day 8 hrs 38 mins (2004-08-20 16:16:14 GMT)
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http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/2004-07/24/Stories/30.htm
http://www.joycecarolthomas.com/markedbyfire.html
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Note added at 1 day 8 hrs 38 mins (2004-08-20 16:16:14 GMT)
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http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/2004-07/24/Stories/30.htm
http://www.joycecarolthomas.com/markedbyfire.html
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impressed us so much that we could not forget it
I´d use your second choice,probably,the meaning of the sentence also refers that the things they experienced made these two people realize about all the potentiality they had within themselves,that´s why they "became politically active".Best of luck!
Discussion
1. Given us "mark(s)" that differentiated us from others.
2. Impressed us so much that we could not forget it(1957).
Which one is correct, neither is correct?