英语长难句 [046]

序号 046

All of this is true despite the fact that I spoke only English until the age of twenty-one and did poorly in my attempts to learn languages in school.

1. 句子主干结构分析

主句: All of this is true (所有这些都是真实的)

核心扩展:

  1. 让步状语从句(由despite the fact that引导)I spoke only English until 21 and did poorly in school language learning (我21岁前仅说英语且在校语言学习表现糟糕)
    • 并列结构
      • spoke only English until 21(21岁前单一语言环境)
      • did poorly in attempts to learn languages(语言学习屡次失败)

2. 逻辑关系图

主句(结果):All of this is true  
│  
└─ 让步条件(矛盾事实):  
   despite the fact that:  
   │  
   ├─ 语言背景限制:  
   │  only English until age 21  
   │  
   └─ 学习经历失败:  
      poor performance in school language learning  

3. 语法亮点

  1. 矛盾强调结构
    • despite the fact that 引导的让步从句,突出“现实成就”与“不利起点”的反差,增强说服力。
  2. 并列时间线叙事
    • until 21(时间终点)与 in school(学习阶段)形成双重限制,强调早期语言能力的局限性。
  3. 抽象主语的指代性
    • All of this 需结合前文理解(如语言学习成功、多语能力等),体现上下文依赖性。
  4. 委婉否定表达
    • did poorly(表现不佳)弱化绝对失败,为后续逆袭留出叙事空间。

4. 翻译参考

尽管我在21岁前只会说英语,且在校期间学习语言的尝试屡屡受挫,但上述所有成就皆为事实。


5. 👣 One More Step

Her groundbreaking research holds validity despite the fact that she lacked formal training in the field until her thirties and initially struggled with foundational concepts.

翻译: 尽管她在三十岁之前没有接受过该领域的正规训练,且最初对基础概念理解困难,但她的开创性研究依然具有重要的有效性。


备注:

  1. 来源于 Fluent in 3 months;
  2. 本文创作由 DeepSeek 协助。