2019-06-04×:每日英语打卡，文章精读（答非所问太可怕了

2019-06-04×:每日英语打卡，文章精读（答非所问太可怕了，自信满满，结果……）

You could argue that art became more skeptical of happiness because modern times have seen so much misery. But it’s not as if earlier times didn’t know perpetual war, disaster and the massacre of innocents. The reason, in fact, may be just the opposite: there is too much damn happiness in the world today.

Question 1

The reason for artists being more suspicious of happiness may be that ______.

[A] they are more skeptical of pleasure-pursuing

[B] there is so much misfortune in modern times（答非所问）

[C] they experienced war, disaster and massacre

✔[D] current age witnesses too much so-called happiness

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Question 2

Please translate the sentences into Chinese and write them down in the message post.

You could argue that art became more skeptical怀疑性的, of happiness because modern times have seen so much misery.你可以认为艺术变得越来越怀疑幸福，因为现代见证了太多的不幸。↓

你可以认为，现代社会见证了这么多痛苦，所以艺术对快乐愈发怀疑。

But it’s not as if 它不像 earlier times didn’t know perpetual war永久的战争, disaster and the massacre of innocents屠杀无辜者.

但它不像更早期不知道永久的战争，疾病以及屠杀无辜者。↓

但以前的时代不也战乱不止、灾难不断、滥杀无辜吗。

The reason, in fact, may be just the opposite: there is too much damn happiness in the world today.

事实上，其理由恰恰相反，当今世上有太多所谓的幸福。↓

事实上，原因可能恰恰相反：当今世界充斥着太多的快乐。

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逐句详解

第一句

[1] You could argue [2] that art became more skeptical of happiness [3] because modern times have seen so much misery.

句子结构

[1] 主句（S+V+O）

主：You 你

谓：could argue 可以认为

宾：……

译文：你可以认为……

[2] argue的宾语从句（S+V+O）

引：that

主：art 艺术

谓：became more skeptical of 对……愈发怀疑

宾：happiness 快乐

译文：艺术对快乐愈发怀疑

[3] 原因状语从句（S+V+O）

引：because 因为

主：modern times 现代（社会）

谓：have seen 见证了

宾：so much misery. 这么多痛苦

译文：因为现代社会见证了这么多痛苦

本句译文

你可以认为，现代社会见证了这么多痛苦，所以艺术对快乐愈发怀疑。

第二句

[1] But it’s [2] not as if earlier times didn’t know perpetual war, disaster and the massacre of innocents.

句子结构

[1]主句（S+LV+P）

状：But

主：it（现实情况）

系：’s是

表：……

[2] as if引到的表语从句（S+V+O）

引：(not) as if 好像（不……）

主：earlier times 以前的时代

谓：didn’t know 不知道

宾：perpetual war, disaster and the massacre of innocents. 永久的战乱、灾难、滥杀无辜

本句译文

但以前的时代不也战乱不止、灾难不断、滥杀无辜吗。

第三句

[1] The reason, in fact, may be just the opposite: [2] there is too much damn happiness in the world today.

句子结构

[1]主句（S+LV+P）

主：The reason, 原因

状：in fact, 事实上

系：may be 可能是

表：just the opposite: 恰恰相反的情况

译文：事实上，原因可能恰恰相反

[2] the opposite的同位语从句（there be）

谓：there is 有

主：too much damn happiness 太多可恶的快乐

状：in the world today. 在当今世界

译文：当今世界充斥着太多可恶的的快乐

本句译文

事实上，原因可能恰恰相反：当今世界充斥着太多的快乐。