1Two years before graduating from secondary school, I took a sewing and design course thinking that I would move on to a fashion design course.
主干主语:I;谓语:took;宾语:a sewing and design course
结构句首时间状语 Two years before graduating... 修饰 took。thinking that... 为现在分词短语作伴随状语,说明选课动机;that 引导宾语从句,作 thinking 的宾语。would move on to 表示当时对未来的打算。
译文中学毕业前两年,我上了一门缝纫与设计课,心想以后会接着去学时装设计。
考点现在分词 thinking that 作伴随状语,表当时想法 · before graduating 中 graduating 为动名词,逻辑主语是 I
2However, during that course I realized I was not good enough in this area to compete with other creative personalities in the future, so I decided that it was not the right path for me.
主干主语:I;谓语:realized / decided;宾语:省略 that 的从句 / that 从句
结构However 表转折。during that course 为时间状语。realized 后接省略 that 的宾语从句;enough...to compete 为不定式结果状语。so 连接并列分句,decided 后 that 引导宾语从句。
译文然而,上这门课期间我意识到,自己在这一领域不够出色,将来竞争不过其他有创意的人,于是认定这条路不适合我。
考点adj. + enough + to do 表程度与结果 · so 连接因果并列句,前后各有宾语从句
3Before applying for university I told everyone that I would study journalism, because writing was, and still is, one of my favourite activities.
主干主语:I;谓语:told;间接宾语:everyone;直接宾语:that 从句
结构Before applying... 为时间状语(动名词短语)。that 引导 told 的宾语从句。because 引导原因状语从句;was, and still is 为插入式并列谓语,强调过去到现在一直如此。
译文申请大学之前,我跟所有人说要学新闻,因为写作曾经是、现在依然是我最喜欢的事情之一。
考点because 原因从句中用 and still is 插入,强调持续性 · told sb that 双宾语:间接宾语 + that 从句
4But, to be honest, I said it, because I thought that fashion and me together was just a dream – I knew that no one could imagine me in the fashion industry at all!
主干主语:I;谓语:said / thought / knew;宾语:it / that 从句 / that 从句
结构to be honest 为插入语。because 引导原因状语从句;thought 后 that 从句作宾语,fashion and me together 作从句主语(口语化)。破折号后补充说明,knew 后 that 宾语从句;at all 加强否定。
译文但说实话,我那样说是因为我觉得时装和我扯在一起不过是个梦——我知道根本没人能想象我会进时装业!
考点to be honest 插入语;破折号后补充已知信息 · fashion and me together 作主语属口语,正式宜用 I