例122 Because our conscious mind is occupied with daily life we don't always think about the emotional significance of the day's events—until, it appears, we begin to dream.
【结构分析】句子开头是个原因状语从句,也就是Because our conscious mind is occupied with daily life,句子的主干是we don't always think about the emotional significance of the day's events,后面是时间状语从句until, it appears, we begin to dream。
【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于主干前面是原因状语从句,主干后面是时间状语从句,前后夹击状语从句很经典。
【核心词汇】
our conscious mind 有意识的大脑
is occupied with 里面全是
the emotional significance of the day's events 白天发生的事情的情感意义
we begin to dream 我们开始做梦
【参考译文】由于我们有意识的大脑里面全是日常生活,我们一般不去思考白天发生的事情的情感意义——似乎直到我们开始做梦。