harriet_yang
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Dear teachers,
"He labored for this purpose with all the energy of a Caesar; indeed, for a time he had the sympathy, if not the secret support, of Caesar. "There was nothing," said Cicero, "that he could not undergo, no pains that he would spare of cooperation, vigilance, and toil. he could bear cold, hunger, and thirst."
Is the sentence in red equivalent to:
There was nothing that he could not undergo. There were no pains that he would spare of cooperation, vigilance, and toil?
Still don't understand the latter part, though. Does it mean that he wouldn't give up cooperation, vigilance, and toil even if he felt painful?
Thanks a lot!
"He labored for this purpose with all the energy of a Caesar; indeed, for a time he had the sympathy, if not the secret support, of Caesar. "There was nothing," said Cicero, "that he could not undergo, no pains that he would spare of cooperation, vigilance, and toil. he could bear cold, hunger, and thirst."
Is the sentence in red equivalent to:
There was nothing that he could not undergo. There were no pains that he would spare of cooperation, vigilance, and toil?
Still don't understand the latter part, though. Does it mean that he wouldn't give up cooperation, vigilance, and toil even if he felt painful?
Thanks a lot!
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