Till the coast is clear?
<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="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Pedestrians">Pedestrians</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="junction">junction</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="junction">junction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="patiently">patiently</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>.</p><p><span word="Waiting">Waiting</span> <span word="patiently">patiently</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>?</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="hurriedly">hurriedly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="crossroads">crossroads</span>. <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="crowding">crowding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="sidewalks">sidewalks</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="limited">limited</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="crossroads">crossroads</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wait">wait</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span>, <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="unruly">unruly</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sight">sight</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="leisurely">leisurely</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="that">that</span> - <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p><span word="Again">Again</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p>
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