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此部分来自《简爱》的第二十三章,Rochester之前说的话激怒了平凡且自卑的Jane,于是就有了Jane如下的反驳:
And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom,convenionalties, nor even of mortal flesh: it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the gave, and we stood at God's feet,equal -- as we are!
如果上帝赐予我财富和美貌,我会使你难以离开我,就像现在我难以离开你。我现在不是通过世俗、传统跟你对话,甚至也不是通过凡人的肉体跟你对话--是我的灵魂和你的灵魂对话,就仿佛它们都穿过坟墓,站在上帝脚下,彼此平等—如现在一样!
语言精析:
1. And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you.
∮本句用了虚拟语气,If ... had gifted..., ... should have made it... 此虚拟语气表示God并未赐予主人公Jane美貌和财富。
∮made it hard for you to leave me 让你难以离开我
这个短语来自make it adj. for sb to do sth 结构,再如:
Grammar can make it easier for you to learn English.
语法可以让你学英语更容易。
∮as it is now for me to leave you如同我现在离不开你一样
本句省略了hard,还原为:
.FoiHAYamwi.. as hard for you to leave me, as it is nowhard for me to leave you
as...as... 和...一样
gift
n. 天赋
He has a gift for comedy.
他具有喜剧天赋。
v. 赋予,上天赋予的某项能力等,表示生来就有的。
• (gift someone with) endow someone with (something):
God gifted me with beauty and wealth.
2. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom,conventionalties, nor even of mortal flesh: it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; -- just as if both had passed through the gave, and we stood at God's feet, equal -- as we are!
∮I am not talking to you through ...: 我不是通过...来跟你对话:
注意本句的否定词,并不是说并没有谈话,FoiHAYamwi而是不是以...来谈话。再如:
I didn't go there for nothing. 我去那里不是一无所获。
∮through medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh 此部分中的mortal flesh表示“凡人的肉体”;conventionality表示传统。
∮it is my spirit that addresses your spirit 是我的灵魂在和你的灵魂对话
这部分是强调句:It is ... that...
It was yesterday that John callwww.58yuanyou.comed me.
John是昨天给我打的电话。
address
speak to (a person or an assembly), typically in a formal way: 正式地跟...谈话
She addressed an audience of the most important issue.
语法补充:
最常用的虚拟语气是if引导的非真实条件句。
对现在进行虚拟
If I were you, I would study grammar.
对过去进行虚拟
If I had heard you, I would have greeted you.
对将来进行虚拟
If I were to have more time, I would st原由网udy English harder.
混合虚拟
If Jack had listened to the doctor,FoiHAYamwi he would be all right now.