大学英语5 Part 2A.pptVIP

Part Two: In-Class Reading Detailed Reading Translation Paraphrase 4. A few days later I found myself unemployed and unattached, excited by the freedom, yet terrified about what to do next. A few days later I realized that I was out of work and free of the engagement. While excited by the freedom, I was at a loss what to do next. 几天后， 我失业了，也解除了婚约，为获得的自由而兴奋，但又因为不知道下一步做什么而恐慌。 Part Two: In-Class Reading Detailed Reading Comments Example In this sentence, “unemployed and unattached”, “exited by the freedom”, “terrified about what to do next” act as the object complements of “myself”. 1. We came home and found him asleep on the sofa. 2. I suddenly found myself running down the street. 3. She woke up and found herself in a hospital bed. 4. He tried the door and found it unlocked. Back to the text Part Two: In-Class Reading Detailed Reading Comments Translation 5. I needed some kind of transition from my old life to a new one, a sort of ritual that would help me to transform myself from one person into another. 我需要某种从旧生活到新生活的转变，一种有助于我从一种人转型为另一种人的（必不可少的）程序。 Notice that “transition” and “a sort of ritual that would…” are in apposition. The noun “ritual” is modified by the attributive clause “that would help me to transform myself from one person into another”. Back to the text Part Two: In-Class Reading Detailed Reading Translation Paraphrase 6. One of the reasons that therapy often takes so long is that, once you leave the safety and support of a session, you reenter the world where familiar people elicit the familiar reactions. Once you stop the therapy session that gives you safety and support, you go back to the environment where familiar people make you return to the way you used to be. And that is one of the reasons why therapy often takes so long. 治疗之所以往往需要很长的时间，原因之一是，一旦给予你安全感和帮助的一个疗程结束后，你重新又回到了原来的世界，那儿你的熟人会诱使你重蹈覆辙。 Part Two: In-Class Reading Detailed Reading Comments Example Notice here “… that, once you…” is a predic