Carter correctly concluded he had as good a chance as any and as his introduction implied, he certaintly had the confidence necessary to undertake
the ego-mangling of a presidential campaign.
as...as any = 很，极其
句中necessary是不是是confidence的后置定语？
另外，ego-mangling的意思是? 词典查不到。
Carter correctly concluded he had as good a chance as any
卡特正确地得出结论，他的机会什么与什么都是半斤八两
and as his introduction implied, he certaintly had the confidence
正如他的序言所暗示的，他确定有这种自信
necessary to undertakethe ego-mangling of a presidential campaign.
这种自信对经受那种自毁形象的总统选举，是必要的。
