『英文解釈教室』 p29

Parents sometimes talk to their children like this, and they often fail to notice that, in trying to keep themselves honoured, they are making it extremely likely that their children will failin the same way. For a person who expects to fail does fail.

・Point

they are making it extremely likely that their children will failin the same way. For a person who expects to fail does fail.

make OCの構文。it が仮のO=that節 

likely 形　ありそうな

For 接続詞　理由

原著

https://www.amazon.co.jp/Vision-Elementary-Mathematics-Dover-Books/dp/048642555X