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Part C: Translation (2017 英二)

Part 1: Full Text (Click to Translate)

My dream has always been to work somewhere in an area between fashion and publishing. Two years before graduating from secondary school, took sewing and design course thinking that would move on to fashion design course. 
However, during that course realized was not good enough in this area to compete with other creative personalities in the future, so decided that it was not the right path for me. 
Before applying for university told everyone that would study journalism, because writing was, and still is, one of my favourite activities. But, to be honest, said it, because thought that fashion and me together was just dream knew that no one could imagine me in the fashion industry at all! 
So decided to look for some fashion-related courses that included writing. This is when noticed the course "Fashion Media Promotion." 

Part 2: Sentence Translation (Click to Expand)

01My dream has always been to work somewhere in an area between fashion and publishing.
02Two years before graduating from secondary school, I took a sewing and design course thinking that I would move on to a fashion design course.
03However, 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.
04Before applying for university I told everyone that I would study journalism, because writing was, and still is, one of my favourite activities.
05But, 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!
06So I decided to look for some fashion-related courses that included writing.
07This is when I noticed the course "Fashion Media & Promotion."

Part 3: Syntax Analysis (重点句型剖析)

02 句型拆解:现在分词作伴随状语
句首 Two years before graduating from secondary school 是时间状语,其中 graduating 是动名词作介词 before 的宾语。主干为 I took a sewing and design course。后面的 thinking that I would move on to... 是现在分词短语作伴随状语(表心理状态),其中 that 引导了宾语从句作 thinking 的宾语。

03 句型拆解:并列句与省略引导词的宾语从句
这是一个由 so 连接的并列句。前半句中,I realized 后面省略了引导词 that,直接跟了宾语从句 I was not good enough... to compete with...,其中不定式 to compete 用来补充说明 enough(不够优秀到可以去竞争)。后半句为 so I decided that...that 引导宾语从句说明决定的内容。

04 句型拆解:双重谓语插入与原因状语从句
句首 Before applying for university 是时间状语。主句为 I told everyone that I would study journalismthat 引导宾语从句。逗号之后由 because 引导原因状语从句,值得注意的是,从句中插入了 , and still is, 形成复合谓语结构(过去是,并且现在依然是),这让句子在时间维度上更加严谨。

05 句型拆解:独立成分与破折号的解释说明
to be honest 是不定式短语作独立成分(老实说)。主干 I said it 之后,because 引导了原因状语从句 because I thought that...。在破折号之后,I knew that no one could imagine me... 进一步解释了前面“为什么说只是个梦想”的深层原因,at all 用于否定句末加强语气(根本不)。

07 句型拆解:表语从句
主干为 This is when I noticed the course...。这里 when 引导的是一个表语从句,作系动词 is 的表语。This 指代上一句中“我决定寻找相关课程”的这个时候。

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