请问这句话中的itwasin或者说什么成分?是个习语之类吗?inanoldmanwhoknowshumanjoysandsorrows,andhasachievedwhateverworkitwasinhimtodo,thefearofdeathissomewhatabjectandignoble.

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请问这句话中的it was in 或者说什么成分?是个习语之类吗?
in an old man who knows human joys and sorrows,and has achieved whatever work it was in him to do,the fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble.

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在一个老人经历了人类所有的欢乐和忧伤,完成了人生中各种他力所能及的工作以后,害怕死亡对他来说就有点可悲和不光彩.
‘has achieved whatever work it was in him to do'
要分成
'has achieved' 'whatever work it was in him to do' -->work to do that is in him
用英语来讲这个句子好讲一点,不过我会翻译过来.
We are all capable to achieve something in our life, and whatever it was, the old man had already achieved it. （我们每个人一生中都有能力做／完成一些事.不管这些事是什么,他都已经完成了)
It was in him to do important work-->He is capable to do important work.
in him就是他自身所具有的某种特质.
it=to do important work.
所以就＝to do important work was in him. 这样说你有觉得有点懂了吗?
所以说,在他的一生中,会有一些important work,他有能力把它完成并且他做到了.