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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:55 pm Post subject: far |
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| The reader may have gotten this far and wondered how many people ever evolve to stage three. Looking around the world, one sees tremendous suffering and struggle. Even in a prosperous society the prevailing belief system usually promotes the value of work and achievement. �You never get something for nothing� and �God helps those who help themselves,� as the sayings go. |
1. What does 'this' mean?
----- *'how many people ever evolve to stage three'?
or * something else?
2. What does 'The reader may have gotten this far' mean?
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:44 pm Post subject: Re: far |
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| The reader may have gotten this far and wondered how many people ever evolve to stage three. Looking around the world, one sees tremendous suffering and struggle. Even in a prosperous society the prevailing belief system usually promotes the value of work and achievement. �You never get something for nothing� and �God helps those who help themselves,� as the sayings go. |
1. What does 'this' mean?
----- *'how many people ever evolve to stage three'?
or * something else?
2. What does 'The reader may have gotten this far' mean?
Thanks. |
It would seem to mean "The reader (the one who is reading this) maybe have gotten this far (may have read up to this point) and wondered..." |
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