shootingstar
Member
- Joined
- Nov 17, 2022
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- German
- Home Country
- Germany
- Current Location
- Germany
George: Y'know. Emily, whenever I meet a farmer I ask him if he thinks it's important to go to Agriculture School to be a good farmer.
Emily: Why, George -
George: Yeah, and some of them say that it's even a waste of time. You can get all those things, anyway, out of the pamphlets the government sends out. And Uncle Luke's getting old, - he's about ready for me to start in taking over his farm tomorrow, if I could.
Emily: My!
George: And, like you say, being gone all that time . . . in other places and meeting other people . . . Gosh, if anything like that can happen I don't want to go away. I guess new people aren't any better than old ones. I'll bet they almost never are. Emily . . . I feel that you're as good a friend as I've got. I don't need to go and meet the people in other towns.
Emily: But, George, maybe it's very important for you to go and learn all that about - cattle judging and soils and those things . . .
(Thornton Wilder, Our Town)
What is the meaning of as good a friend as I've got there? From the context I surmise this as . . . as emphasizes the fact he's got a good friend and he won't find a better one for sure. However, I can't verify this meaning - actually it's just a feeling.
Emily: Why, George -
George: Yeah, and some of them say that it's even a waste of time. You can get all those things, anyway, out of the pamphlets the government sends out. And Uncle Luke's getting old, - he's about ready for me to start in taking over his farm tomorrow, if I could.
Emily: My!
George: And, like you say, being gone all that time . . . in other places and meeting other people . . . Gosh, if anything like that can happen I don't want to go away. I guess new people aren't any better than old ones. I'll bet they almost never are. Emily . . . I feel that you're as good a friend as I've got. I don't need to go and meet the people in other towns.
Emily: But, George, maybe it's very important for you to go and learn all that about - cattle judging and soils and those things . . .
(Thornton Wilder, Our Town)
What is the meaning of as good a friend as I've got there? From the context I surmise this as . . . as emphasizes the fact he's got a good friend and he won't find a better one for sure. However, I can't verify this meaning - actually it's just a feeling.
