Some people say that dreaming is very important, that it can predict future troubles and joys, or that the monsters and demons in our dreams represent our deepest anxieties and fears. Some others, though, say that a nightmare does not necessarily hav
Some people say that dreaming is very important, that it can predict future troubles and joys, or that the monsters and demons in our dreams represent our deepest anxieties and fears. Some others, though, say that a nightmare does not necessarily have a negative meaning. For example, dreaming of your own death may be highly frightening, wake you up in the middle of the night, and make you sweat all over. The meaning of this dream, however, is not death, but a turning point in life, a promising and a full success. Likewise, dreaming of finding money may actually mean you will lose something. Still some others would say, you cannot just say that a good dream means something bad and vice versa. It all depends on the circumstances. Take dreaming of water for example, clear water can indicate riches, and muddy water indicates disputes. If the water is hot, then you must guard against unexpected dangers.
【正确答案】:有人说梦非常重要,因为梦可以预测未来的麻烦和喜悦,或者说,梦境中出现的魔鬼和怪兽会反映出人们内心最深处的焦虑和恐惧。但是,也有人说噩梦未必就意味着会有不好的事情发生。比如说,如果你梦到自己死了,一定会让你感到非常害怕,会在半夜惊醒,出一身冷汗。然而这个梦却并非预示着死亡,而是预示着生活中的一个转折点,预示着最终会取得圆满成功。相反,如果梦到捡钱反倒预示着要失去某些东西。然而,还有一些人认为,不能简单地说美好的梦境预示着霉运,或者说噩梦就意味着好运,梦具体意味着什么完全取决于具体的梦境。比如说,同样是梦到水,梦到干净的水预示着要发财,梦到浑浊的水预示着要有纷争。如果梦到热水,那就要小心了,因为可能预示着会遭遇意外的危险。
【题目解析】:本段文章的主题是梦境的意义。第一句用了一个长句,该长句前半部分句意较明确,后半部分or连接的两个that从句可以看做是原因状语从句,that的含义相当于because。动词predict的含义是预言、预示。第二句用到了一个句型not necessarily,意思是 未必、不一定。第三句也比较长,用了动名词短语做主语,后面跟了三个并列的谓语动词be highly frightening, wake you up and make you sweat,这三个动词(词组)的意思分别是让人非常害怕、把某人叫醒和让某人出汗。第四句结构较为简单,a turning point表示转折点,promising的含义是有希望的。第五句要注意副词likewise的翻译方法,这个词的意思是同样地、照样地,在这里的含义是指同样地道理,如果翻译成同样地,那么在汉语中的表达是不够明确的,因此翻译成了相反的,更能够正确表达原文的含义。第二段,第一句用了still做副词来表示让步,意思是尽管、虽然如此。另外,本句中要注意词组vice versa的含义,该词组在英语中表示反之亦然,反过来也一样,一般是为了避免重复,而汉语中不怕重复,因此把vice versa所代表的含义明确地表达出来,这样更清楚、更明确。第二句用到了词组depend on,表示依靠、依赖,名词circumstances表示条件、情况。第三句中,riches做名词,表示财富,dispute表示争端、纠纷。最后一句,词组guard against表示避免、预防,unexpected danger表示意外的危险。
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