Striking distance?
<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="striking">striking</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 80 <span word="beaches">beaches</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="island">island</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> (<span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span>) <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="idiomatic">idiomatic</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="learners">learners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="reach">reach</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="within">within</span> <span word="reach">reach</span>.</p><p><span word="Reach">Reach</span>?</p><p><span word="Reach">Reach</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="something">something</span>.</p><p><span word="Boxers">Boxers</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="reach">reach</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="Muhammad">Muhammad</span> <span word="Ali">Ali</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 10-<span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Frazier">Frazier</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="Ali">Ali</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="Frazier">Frazier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="Frazier">Frazier</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="Frazier">Frazier</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> – <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> (<span word="hitting">hitting</span>) <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jabs">jabs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="punches">punches</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="within">within</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="reach">reach</span>. <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="reach">reach</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="arm">arm</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blow">blow</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p>
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