例189 It's hard to imagine that many people are dumb enough to want children just because Reese and Angelina make it look so glamorous: most adults understand that a baby is not a haircut.
【结构分析】这句话开头是个it形式主语句子,也就是It's hard to imagine that...,后面是真正的宾语从句,宾语从句的主语是many people,系动词是are,表语是dumb enough,后面是不定式短语to want children,后面是原因状语从句just because Reese and Angelina make it look so glamorous,冒号后面是个短句,解释整个句子的另外一层意思,也就是most adults understand that a baby is not a haircut。
【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于it形式主语句套上宾语从句再套上原因状语从句,很经典。
【核心词汇】
it's hard to imagine that 很难想象
dumb enough 足够的愚蠢
glamorous 有魅力的
a baby is not a haircut 养孩子可不是剪头发那样简单
【参考译文】很难想象有的人生孩子就只是很傻很天真,因为Reese和Angelina这种名流使这种行为变的很光鲜——多数成年人其实理解:养孩子可不是剪头发那样简单。