What's the meaning of the sentence?

[japanjapan]

Dear teachers,
Please look at the following sentence:
I could as soon forget you as my own life!
I can't figour out the meaning.
help me
thanks

 

[Francois]

Hmmm, strange construct.
Is that grammaticaly correct?

FRC

 

[Susie Smith]

Dear teachers,
Please look at the following sentence:
I could as soon forget you as my own life!
I can't figour out the meaning.
help me
thanks

People have a natural tendency to never forget themselves , so the person means it is impossible to forget the person he/she is addressing.

 

[Francois]

Oh, it's just clicked
This means "I am as unlikely to forget you as I am unlikely to forget my own life"
The 'as soon as' construct here is misleading for an ESL student.

FRC