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more than inciting to emulation...

English translation: not only encouraging us to do likewise...

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English term or phrase:more than inciting to emulation...
Selected answer:not only encouraging us to do likewise...
Entered by: Jack Doughty

08:37 Dec 21, 2014
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: more than inciting to emulation...
I' confused by the paragraph like this:" We do not try to emulate our fathers and our past; ours is the only way people can be forced to do many things that must be done. But they pretend not to see it. Why? the work people we revere have done in the past, more than inciting to emulation, gives us heart."

I wonder what does " more than inciting to emulation, gives us heart " mean?
macky
Local time: 22:15
not only encouraging us to do likewise...
Explanation:
The work that people we admire have done in the past does morethan just encouraging us to do likewise; it heartens us.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:15
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4 +4not only encouraging us to do likewise...
Jack Doughty
4 +4we are not incited to emulate (but are heartened, which is greater)
B D Finch


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
not only encouraging us to do likewise...


Explanation:
The work that people we admire have done in the past does morethan just encouraging us to do likewise; it heartens us.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 197
Grading comment
Thank you for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martin Riordan
50 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Peter Simon
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
agree  Lara Barnett
3 hrs
  -> Thank you.
neutral  B D Finch: How does that follow from "We do not try to emulate"?
3 hrs
agree  acetran
22 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
we are not incited to emulate (but are heartened, which is greater)


Explanation:
The author seems (only "seems", because this is such a muddled bit of writing) to have already said that they do not emulate. So, this phrase seems to be saying that although they are not incited to emulate the "work people we revere have done in the past", that work provides something even greater than incitement to emulate what has already been done, i.e. it heartens them in pursuing whatever it is that the text goes on to say that they are pursuing.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 16:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): In that case I would prefer "rather than", not "more than". It is indeed a muddled piece of writing.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Tina, that might make a little more sense.
agree  Charles Davis: I think the writer means "rather than".
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Charles. Yes.
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: yes, probably "rather than"
1 day 49 mins
  -> Thanks Gallagy, that wouldn't express the thought that being heartened was greater.
agree  Phong Le
3 days 19 hrs
  -> Thanks Phong Le
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