Oct 2, 2007 18:27
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How can you explain or paraphrase the following sentence?
"The sugar high Marlee had been riding had long since turned into irritability."
"The sugar high Marlee had been riding had long since turned into irritability."
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Robert Forstag
United States
United States
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United States
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Marlee had originally been kind of hyper because of sugar consumption, but this hyperness...
...had long since become irritability.
Not the most eloquent paraphrase, but this is certainly what it means.
Not the most eloquent paraphrase, but this is certainly what it means.
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15 mins
Patricia Townshend (X)
South Africa
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the euphoric state Marlee had been experiencing had turned to irritability
The explanation would be that she had been euphoric - that is in a happy and excited state - because of sugar intake of some sort but when that wore off she became irritable.
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18 mins
Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Italy
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high blood sugar followed by low blood sugar
The level of sugar in Marlee's blood fell.
Often high blood sugar levels (which causes a "sugar high", or an excessively energetic reaction) are followed by low levels of sugar (it's a known physiological reaction) and this leads to lack of energy and irritability. This is often the case when lots of refined sugar is consumed.
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Often high blood sugar levels (which causes a "sugar high", or an excessively energetic reaction) are followed by low levels of sugar (it's a known physiological reaction) and this leads to lack of energy and irritability. This is often the case when lots of refined sugar is consumed.
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Note added at 26 mins (2007-10-02 18:54:00 GMT)
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this may be useful:
http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/0X/04701217/0470...
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