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Stenka25 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
A tricky sentence
The following passage is from the website as follows:
http://www.epubbud.com/read.php?g=H8AVF5J5&p=8
A trillion generations of unbroken parental generosity stand behind a bargain with your mother. A hundred good experiences stand behind your reliance on a friend. The long shadow of the future hangs over any transaction with your local shopkeeper. He surely knows that in making a quick buck now by ripping you off he risks losing all future purchases you might make.
The underlined sentence don’t make any sense to me.
I can guess this sentence in the literal sense and it makes a parallelism with next sentence.
But I still can not make out what it means.
Can you give me your thought?
(I know my question is vague, but that’s as best as I can,. Help me.)
http://www.epubbud.com/read.php?g=H8AVF5J5&p=8
A trillion generations of unbroken parental generosity stand behind a bargain with your mother. A hundred good experiences stand behind your reliance on a friend. The long shadow of the future hangs over any transaction with your local shopkeeper. He surely knows that in making a quick buck now by ripping you off he risks losing all future purchases you might make.
The underlined sentence don’t make any sense to me.
I can guess this sentence in the literal sense and it makes a parallelism with next sentence.
But I still can not make out what it means.
Can you give me your thought?
(I know my question is vague, but that’s as best as I can,. Help me.)
Top answer
Stenka25 A trillion generations of unbroken parental generosity stand behind a bargain with your mother. Mothers are and always have been generous when making bargains or agreements with their children; therefore, it is safe to make a bargain with your mother.
- Stenka25 A trillion generations of unbroken parental generosity stand behind a bargain with your mother.
- Mothers are and always have been generous when making bargains or agreements with their children; therefore, it is safe to make a bargain with your mother.
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Stenka25A trillion generations of unbroken parental generosity stand behind a bargain with your mother.Mothers are and always have been generous when making bargains or agreements with their children; therefore, it is safe to make a bargain with your mother.
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