復雜的非謂語動詞的理解 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現(xiàn)在分詞結(jié)構(gòu)，第一個分詞結(jié)構(gòu)progressing toward happier ones before awakening表伴隨，其動作和主句中的動作幾乎同時發(fā)生，第二個分詞結(jié)構(gòu)suggesting that they are working through negative feelings generated during the day表結(jié)果，即“因此表明……”。

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

【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。