Against all odds
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="odds">odds</span>: <span word="Against">Against</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="odds">odds</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> (<span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>).</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Against">Against</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span>.</p><p>“<span word="He">He</span>” <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> “<span word="against">against</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="odds">odds</span>” – <span word="achieving">achieving</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span>.</p><p><span word="Odd">Odd</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="something">something</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="odd">odd</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trousers">trousers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="strangely">strangely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> “<span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>”, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="Snow">Snow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="occurrence">occurrence</span>.</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="here">here</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Wuthering">Wuthering</span> <span word="Heights">Heights</span>, <span word="approaching">approaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="day">day</span> (<span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>):</p>
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