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Jaleh Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

the meaning of the sentence

To the extent that our fate hangs in the balance ...
what does this sentence mean???
  

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jaleh what does this sentence mean??? It's not a sentence, but a fragment. "his fate hangs in the balance" = Someone will make a decision that will dramatically affect the rest of his life.

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  • jaleh what does this sentence mean???
  • It's not a sentence, but a fragment.
  • "his fate hangs in the balance" = Someone will make a decision that will dramatically affect the rest of his life.
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jalehwhat does this sentence mean???
It's not a sentence, but a fragment.

"his fate hangs in the balance" = Someone will make a decision that will dramatically affect the rest of his life.
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And what does " to the extent that..." Mean?
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jalehAnd what does " to the extent that..." Mean?
What is the rest of the sentence?
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To the extent that our fate hangs in the balance, it will be our complexity, our brains that either save us, or seal our fate.
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please anser my question!
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jalehTo the extent that our fate hangs in the balance,
Up to and including the point where our lives are at risk
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excuse me but l can't still understand the meaning of this sentence!
can you explain it more simple?Emotion: embarrassed
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To the extent that our fate hangs in the balance, it will be our complexity, our brains that either save us, or seal our fate.

Paraphrase:
Human beings are complex animals who can think.
The decisions that we make with our thinking brains can save our lives, or kill us.
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