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Can you explain it...?



marzenka
Poland

Can you explain it...?
 
Hello! I �ve got a problem with one sentence as I cannot understand it. My lecturer asked my group to translate it into Polish. Of course, I don �t ask you to translate it (or maybe are there any Polish users...? Smile) but do you understand it...? The sentence is:
Come on back in from out of down under there.

Thank you in advance and best wishes from Poland! Big smile

15 Nov 2009      





belfer
United States

Po polsku: Powracaj z tego ladu "down under" (down uder znaczy Australia, tak sie tu potocznie mowi o Australii). Powodzenia.
Beata

15 Nov 2009     



English971
Guadeloupe

Ooooooh!

Where �s ur lecturer from?
 
R u sure no words r missing.........

16 Nov 2009     



alien boy
Japan

hmm

1) Come on back in - return fromsomwhere outside of where the speaker is

2) from out of down under - get out from underneath whatever it is you are under

3) there - the �whatever � that is referred to in 2)

so, in clear English it could be...
 
Come out from under that thing (from out of down under there) & return to the class/ to the house/ to me / ... ( �come on back in� has been given a point of reference for purposes of providing an example. The location would be cued by the physical location of the speaker, so stating a location would be optional)
 
If there was going to be a reference to Australia then generally it is commonly one word �Downunder� & used as a proper noun. Sometimes you will see separate words, but in that case it should still be a proper noun phrase �Down Under�
 
Regards,
AB
 

16 Nov 2009