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Religion | | English term or phrase: pretty poor lot of relations | Hello everyone,
Go your way, friend, strong in your new resolves, strong in
your new found strength. Do your duty, first to yourself; then
to your brother men. Recognize the Brotherhood of Man;
realize that all men are your brothers—pretty poor lot of
relations, but brothers for all of that. Do not impose on your
brother man, but do not let him impose on you
Does "pretty poor lot of relations" imply that these relations are poor, i.e. are poor example of relations, but all people are brothers anyway?
Thank you. |
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| | English translation:a pretty poor collection of relations | Explanation:
Yes, you are correct - it means it's not a great collection ("lot" here is being used in the sense it's used in auctions - a collection of disparate items) of relations, but they are still your brothers. |
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 Liz Broomfield
United Kingdom
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Thank you, Liz.
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The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +9