Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
against the ever changing backdrop on the horizon
English answer:
In the background one can see the horizon changing (mainly the time of day)
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against the ever changing backdrop on the horizon
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The xxx, a simple yet delightful menu complements your already perfect evening as you wine and dine against the ever changing backdrop on the horizon.
what this mean?
what this mean?
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In the background one can see the horizon changing (mainly the time of day)
The sunset, night sky, etc. If there is a variety of activity, for example in a port, the ships coming in and going out.
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Jack Doughty
: Well, it would, wouldn't it? They're trying to sell you a holiday there.
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Thanks Jack. Sounds like a nice place...
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Rolf Keiser
: could this be in your area?
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Thanks, Rolf. No, here it's raining out a Celtic music concert in the park next door...
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Stephanie Ezrol
: not that the horizon changes, but what you along the horizon.
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Thanks Stephanie.
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David Hollywood
: gets the picture for me :) the ever-changing and moving horizon :) and not the horizon itself of course ...
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Thanks David.
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Thayenga
: The blurry line of the evening's horizon. A constant change till nightfall. :)
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Thanks Thayenga.
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British Diana
: as I say, I don't think the horizon itself changes// Good morning! Too true.
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Good morning. It would depend upon whether one is thinking poetically or prosaically.
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Joyce A
: with Stephanie.
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Good morning and thanks, Joyce.
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Phong Le
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Greetings and thanks, Phong.
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Alexandra Taggart
: "a backdrop" - is the theatre stage drape
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As I said to Diana, this sentence poetically tries to describe the experience. The horizon may not technically change but there is no theatrical scenery either.
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axies
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Good morning and thanks, Manuel.
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Ellen Kraus
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against the ever changing horizon´s background
backdrop is background
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Note added at 1 Stunde (2010-06-26 17:24:39 GMT)
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or in the continuously changing background of the horizon-
The Metaphor of the Horizon - as a background that is blurred (Husserl calls it “misty”) and because we are ... is not only changing as we approach it, but that it is continuously ...
www.proyectohermeneutica.org/.../dussert jean-baptiste.pdf
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or in the continuously changing background of the horizon-
The Metaphor of the Horizon - as a background that is blurred (Husserl calls it “misty”) and because we are ... is not only changing as we approach it, but that it is continuously ...
www.proyectohermeneutica.org/.../dussert jean-baptiste.pdf
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British Diana
: The horizon is the farthest back, it can't have anything behind it.
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David Hollywood
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scenery
I think this is essentially the idea
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posting because I feel it's a new input ...
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posting because I feel it's a new input ...
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Trudy Peters
: maybe the ever-changing scenery in the background
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British Diana
: Essentially yes, but your idea does not explain all the tricky bits
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means changes in atmosphere at the horizon.
the phrase means the opposite direction of the ever changing atmosphere scenery between the person and horizon
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British Diana
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the scenery between you and the horizon is constantly changing
I'm afraid I can't accept the answers proposed up till now. Surely the only thing that can never change must be the horizon itself? Definition:
The apparent intersection of the earth and sky as seen by an observer. The earth can change, the sky can change, but not the line where they meet.
Anyway, the text says ON the horizon. This means that it is the backdrop which is ever changing.
Backdrop (DCE) : the scenery behind something that you are looking at, in the theatre it is a painted cloth hung across the back of a stage.
Thuis I would explain it as follows:
You wine and dine and if you look beyond your table towards the horizon (the farthest point you can see) the scenery between you and the horizon (i.e. in the middle distance) is constantly changing.
BTW it would usually be spelt with a hyphen: ever-changing = changing all the time
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Alexandra has a point - I would be happy with "landscape" replacing "scenery".
The apparent intersection of the earth and sky as seen by an observer. The earth can change, the sky can change, but not the line where they meet.
Anyway, the text says ON the horizon. This means that it is the backdrop which is ever changing.
Backdrop (DCE) : the scenery behind something that you are looking at, in the theatre it is a painted cloth hung across the back of a stage.
Thuis I would explain it as follows:
You wine and dine and if you look beyond your table towards the horizon (the farthest point you can see) the scenery between you and the horizon (i.e. in the middle distance) is constantly changing.
BTW it would usually be spelt with a hyphen: ever-changing = changing all the time
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Alexandra has a point - I would be happy with "landscape" replacing "scenery".
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Alexandra Taggart
: Stage backdrop normally depicts some landscape:" against ever changing landscape"http://www.joy.com.my/html/backdrop/portfolio_backdrop.html
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Thanks, Alexandra!
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