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wangfeel

Joined: 12 May 2003 Posts: 73 Location: Beijing, China
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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2004 7:22 pm Post subject: Without liberty, man is a syncope. Man is what? |
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Without liberty, man is a syncope. Can anyone help me ? What does syncope mean? _________________ "Watch flower flowering and searing
Stay or leave has no sense
Clouds curling and stretching
Like or dislike is no surprising " from old Chinese saying |
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Zanthrick
Joined: 31 Mar 2003 Posts: 51 Location: IA, USA
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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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I've never heard of it called that, but according to defintions linked to by Google it is fainting.
http://www.google.com/search?q=define:syncope
In the quote it probably means something along the lines that people act like mindless drones when they become content without having liberty. |
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wangfeel

Joined: 12 May 2003 Posts: 73 Location: Beijing, China
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Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 4:29 pm Post subject: thanks |
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Zanthrick, thanks.
I heard it in the movie"Good will hunting", Matt damon said it in court for defencing for himself. It's great that you can reply me.  _________________ "Watch flower flowering and searing
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advoca
Joined: 09 Oct 2003 Posts: 422 Location: Beijing
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Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 7:03 pm Post subject: Re: Without liberty, man is a syncope. Man is what? |
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wangfeel wrote: |
Without liberty, man is a syncope. Can anyone help me ? What does syncope mean? |
A syncope is a temporary loss of consciousness caused by a fall in blood pressure.
It is clear that the sentence is meaningless and is spoken by someone who is pretentious and trying to con people into thinking that he is educated and clever. Pure bluff. |
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