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Pructus Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Sherlock Holmes
"And Irene Adler?"
"Threatens to send them the photograph. And she will do it. I know that she will do it. You do not know her, but she has a soul of steel. She has the face of the most beautiful of women, and the mind of the most resolute of men. Rather than I should marry another woman, there are no lengths to which she would not go--none."
"You are sure that she has not sent it yet?"
- A scandal in by Conan Doyle.
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Hi, every one!
The underlined part is hard to understand……
How should I understand this part?
"Threatens to send them the photograph. And she will do it. I know that she will do it. You do not know her, but she has a soul of steel. She has the face of the most beautiful of women, and the mind of the most resolute of men. Rather than I should marry another woman, there are no lengths to which she would not go--none."
"You are sure that she has not sent it yet?"
- A scandal in by Conan Doyle.
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Hi, every one!
The underlined part is hard to understand……
How should I understand this part?
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"= She would make every effort to be sure that I did anything rather than marry someone else.
- "= She would make every effort to be sure that I did anything rather than marry someone else.
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Rather than I should marry another woman, there are no lengths to which she would not go--none."= She would make every effort to be sure that I did anything rather than marry someone else.
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Rather than I should marry another woman, there are no lengths to which she would not go--none."= She would make every effort to be sure that I did anything rather than marry someone else.
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Thanks Mister Micawber....
But I don't get your point.......
Can you give me some more explanation?
But I don't get your point.......
Can you give me some more explanation?
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I make no point; I merely offered you a paraphrase. Which words do you not understand?
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I make no point; I merely offered you a paraphrase. Which words do you not understand?
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It's hard to see why "to be sure" is included in your explanation.......
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I suppose that I included it to paraphrase the emphasis of 'she would go to any length'; it's not necessary:
there are no lengths to which she would not go = She would make every effort (to be sure)
I suppose that I included it to paraphrase the emphasis of 'she would go to any length'; it's not necessary:
there are no lengths to which she would not go = She would make every effort (to be sure)
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I understand the part of your explanation that "there are no lengths to which she would not go = She would make every effort (to be sure)”.
But it is hard to understand when “Rather than I should marry another woman” is added, how come it means, “She would make every effort to be sure that I did anything rather than marry someone else”
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That's not what I wrote. Read my last post:
there are no lengths to which she would not go (--none) = She would make every effort (to be sure)
and therefore, the rest of the original and my paraphrase:
Rather than I should marry another woman
That's not what I wrote. Read my last post:
there are no lengths to which she would not go (--none) = She would make every effort (to be sure)
and therefore, the rest of the original and my paraphrase:
Rather than I should marry another woman
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Thanks a lot......
But it is still hard to follow your explanation.....
I will have to give it some thought, taking some time trying to understand what you are saying.
But it is still hard to follow your explanation.....
I will have to give it some thought, taking some time trying to understand what you are saying.
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