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Virginia274 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Paraphrasing

Hi everyone,
I need your help to understand clearly the meaning of the paragraph:

Certainly no one would dispute the valor of the record makers even if the records themselves may be no more lasting than a popular song.
While one need not be a lunatic, he must have a vein of recklessness to participate in such activities as... .


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e. everyone would agree that they are corageous). To me, "valor" seems a slightly strange word to use in this case.

— GPY

  • e.
  • everyone would agree that they are corageous).
  • To me, "valor" seems a slightly strange word to use in this case.
  • "valor" is most often associated with fighting in battle, and can be a slightly old-fashioned-sounding word.
  • "even if the records themselves may be no more lasting than a popular song" is saying that the records may last only a short time, comparing them to popular songs that are a craze for a while and then forgotten.
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"no one would dispute the valor of the record makers" means that no one would disagree that the people who set such records are corageous (i.e. everyone would agree that they are corageous). To me, "valor" seems a slightly strange word to use in this case. "valor" is most often associated with fighting in battle, and can be a slightly old-fashioned-sounding word.

"even if the records them
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Thanks a million GPY. Your explanations are always really great.
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Hi again,
I have another problem in the last three lines.
Does it suggest that you shouldn't participate in such lunatic activities instead find new logical ways to increase the excitement of your life?
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No, it's just describing the type of person you must be in order to participate in those activities. It's not essential that you are a lunatic, but you must be a bit reckless.
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