Streetwise, street smart
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="streetwise">streetwise</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="Yu">Yu</span> <span word="Zecheng">Zecheng</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="streetwise">streetwise</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="agent">agent</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Kuomintang">Kuomintang</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="spy">spy</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>: <span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="streetwise">streetwise</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="street">street</span>”, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="smarts">smarts</span>”, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="plural">plural</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noun">noun</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="know">know</span>-<span word="how">how</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="surviving">surviving</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classroom">classroom</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="streetwise">streetwise</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="life">life</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bookworms">bookworms</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="instincts">instincts</span>, <span word="common">common</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="sheer">sheer</span> <span word="guts">guts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fearlessness">fearlessness</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="postgraduate">postgraduate</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="traffickers">traffickers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>-<span word="stricken">stricken</span> <span word="peasant">peasant</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="force">force</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span>-<span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffickers">traffickers</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="write">write</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="cleverness">cleverness</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cleverness">cleverness</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="cunning">cunning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="smarts">smarts</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="write">write</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="smarts">smarts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="duped">duped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="crooks">crooks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span>.</p><p><span word="Sad">Sad</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> – <span word="streetwise">streetwise</span> (<span word="adjective">adjective</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="smarts">smarts</span> (<span word="noun">noun</span>):</p>
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