meili 发表于 2022-10-18 21:14:56

Two minds?

<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="two">two</span> <span word="minds">minds</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> (<span word="Yahoo">Yahoo</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 6, 2016):</p><p><span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span>: <span word="Arsenal">Arsenal</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Jamie">Jamie</span> <span word="Vardy">Vardy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Leicester">Leicester</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Jamie">Jamie</span> <span word="Vardy">Vardy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Leicester">Leicester</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="Leicester">Leicester</span>, <span word="hitherto">hitherto</span> <span word="minnows">minnows</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Footballer">Footballer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="just">just</span>-<span word="concluded">concluded</span> 2017-16 <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="Vardy">Vardy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="torn">torn</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Leicester">Leicester</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Arsenal">Arsenal</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="renown">renown</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="minds">minds</span>.”</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="only">only</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="only">only</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="distracted">distracted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resolute">resolute</span>, <span word="unwavering">unwavering</span>.</p><p><span word="Opposite">Opposite</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="Vardy">Vardy</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="minds">minds</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Specifically">Specifically</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="Vardy">Vardy</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p>
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