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tisogai



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 4:29 pm    Post subject: be a man as lucky as he will Reply with quote
Be a man as lucky as he will, he cannot be successful without taking pains.

What does the underlined part mean? And what kind of grammar structure is it??

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It is the subjunctive mood.

It means, no matter how lucky a man wishes he were, he still will not be successful unless he makes the effort.
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