Master plan?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="master">master</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="Master">Master</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Suppose">Suppose</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> (<span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="youngster">youngster</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bus">bus</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Summer">Summer</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fragrant">Fragrant</span> <span word="Hills">Hills</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="banquet">banquet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="auntie">auntie</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="karaoke">karaoke</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="buddies">buddies</span> <span word="afterwards">afterwards</span>, <span word="if">if</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="insist">insist</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="eventful">eventful</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="Otherwise">Otherwise</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> – <span word="he">he</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="roaming">roaming</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="again">again</span> “<span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flies">flies</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span>” (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span>).</p>
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