原文
I have discovered, as perhaps Kelsey will after her much-publicized resignation from the editorship of She after a build-up of stress, that abandoning the doctrine of “juggling your life,” and making the alternative move into “downshifting” brings with it far greater rewards than financial success and social status.(Text5. 2001)
publicize / ˈpʌblisaiz / v.宣传;推广
resignation / ˌreziɡˈneiʃn / n.辞职
doctrine / ˈdɔktrin / n.教义;主义;学说
juggle / ˈdʒʌɡl / v.尽力应付
alternative / ɔ:lˈtə:nətiv / adj.可供替代的
downshifting / 'daunʃiftiŋ / n.转换低速;降低速度(这里根据语境应灵活翻译为放慢生活节奏)
status / ˈsteitəs / n.地位;身份;职位
你需要知道:
-
that引导的从句中,and连接两个动名词ing形式,此处的两个doing说的是同一件事,将其看作一个整体,作主语。所以谓语动词brings用三单形式。it代替上文整个主语。
-
as perhaps Kelsey will… 省略了动词 discover,还原后为 as perhaps Kelsey will (discover)…省略的目的是为了句子简洁,因为该句主干为 I have discovered that…,相同部分就不再表述了。
翻译
我已经意识到,放弃“忙忙碌碌的生活”教条,转而选择“放慢生活节奏”的做法所带来的回报,远远超过财务上的成功和社会地位,或许凯尔茜在因累积的重负而做出引发公众广泛关注之举——辞去《她》杂志编辑一职——之后也会领悟到。
真题练习:
题目:
"Juggling one’s life” probably means living a life characterized by .
A. non-materialistic lifestyle
B. a bit of everything
C. extreme stress
D. anti-consumerism
解析(解析和英文中的彩色部分请对应着看):
- 根据题干中的"Juggling one’s life”可以定位至今天的这个长难句?,题干的意思是:"Juggling one’s life”可能意味着过以 __为特色的生活
I have discovered, as perhaps Kelsey will after her much-publicized resignation from the editorship of She after a build-up of stress, that abandoning the doctrine of “juggling your life,” and making the alternative move into “downshifting” brings with it far greater rewards than financial success and social status.
- 首先,我们需要在文章中确认,“juggling your life”到底是什么意思,在原文中,我们看到abandoning 和 making the alternative move刚好是取舍的逻辑,所以 “juggling your life” 和“downshifting”刚好是相反的含义。downshifting的意思我们在前几天的推送中根据上文已经得知是“放慢生活节奏”,所以“juggling your life”一定指的是“快节奏的,忙碌的生活”。接下来,我们再看四个选项:
A. non-materialistic lifestyle (不追求物质利益的生活方式)
B. a bit of everything(容易满足)
C. extreme stress(极度紧张)
D. anti-consumerism(反消费主义)
可见,只有C选项与“快节奏的,忙碌的生活”含义相吻合。因此,选C。
其他三个选项错误原因:(1)虽然都出自原文,但是根本不在定位段落,由于我只给了定位好的段落,所以错的人会比较少。但是,同学们自己做题的时候,常常会有人不好好定位,在自己看到的某个句子中找到一些相关信息,然后就瞎选一气,请一定要改掉这个坏毛病。(2)在含义上也与我们对定位句的理解不吻合,请不要过度推理。