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From :   Lee Kong

Date : 2009-02-26 / 09:24PM

Benny, what does 所以 and 难辞其咎 means in the following sentence:

在书中,他指责这次行动之所以失败,英军高层难辞其咎。

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2009-02-26 / 11:43PM

Hi Lee Kong, here "所以“ is from the phrase “之所以” which means “the reason why….”

难辞其咎 = be blamed

Benny



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