I checked my textbook and found I made a mistake. The sentence should be:
No. 1 A man who can resist EVERTHING except temptation is very likely to end up in prison.
:: He can resist all things.
No.2 A man who can resist ANYTHING except temptation is very likely to end up in prison.
::He can resist all things in this case.
Could you please see if my understanding is correct or not?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
Jiang
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Originally Posted by JSmiley  These two sentences are logically very bad and I want you to stop thinking about them!
because:
Resisting temptation is a very hard thing to do. If the temptation is strong enough, ANYBODY will eventually lose to it. Your sentences say that most or all of the people on earth are likely to end up in prison!!! I hope that it is not true! I hope that this is not what you are trying to say! I hope that you will choose a different sentence to focus on. ANYTHING else!
Any of your other sentences, like #1,2,3,4 in the above post, will make it much easier for you to learn. THROW AWAY 'likely to go to prison.' |