復(fù)雜的非謂語動(dòng)詞的理解 例303

例303　Most people seem to have more bad dreams early in the night, progressing toward happier ones before awakening, suggesting that they are working through negative feelings generated during the day.

【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】這句話的主干是Most people seem to have more bad dreams early in the night，該句子的主句后跟有兩個(gè)現(xiàn)在分詞結(jié)構(gòu)，第一個(gè)分詞結(jié)構(gòu)progressing toward happier ones before awakening表伴隨，其動(dòng)作和主句中的動(dòng)作幾乎同時(shí)發(fā)生，第二個(gè)分詞結(jié)構(gòu)suggesting that they are working through negative feelings generated during the day表結(jié)果，即“因此表明……”。

【亮點(diǎn)回放】此句話的亮點(diǎn)在于兩個(gè)分詞狀語的成功使用，第一個(gè)分詞狀語表示伴隨，第二個(gè)分詞狀語表示結(jié)果狀語，兩個(gè)分詞狀語確實(shí)難度很大。

【核心詞匯】

have more bad dreams　做更多不好的夢

early in the night　在晚上入睡的較早階段

progressing toward　進(jìn)展為

working through　克服

negative feelings generated during the day　白天的不良情緒

【參考譯文】大多數(shù)人似乎在晚上入睡的較早階段做更多不好的夢，而在快睡醒前會(huì)逐漸做開心一些的夢，這說明人們在夢里面漸漸克服了白天的不良情緒。