《简爱》著名片段语言分析
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此部分来自《简爱》的第二十三章，Rochester之前说的话激怒了平凡且自卑的Jane，于是就有了Jane如下的反驳：
And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom,convenionalties, nor even of mortal flesh: it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the gave, and we stood at God's feet,equal -- as we are!
如果上帝赐予我财富和美貌，我会使你难以离开我，就像现在我难以离开你。我现在不是通过世俗、传统跟你对话，甚至也不是通过凡人的肉体跟你对话--是我的灵魂和你的灵魂对话，就仿佛它们都穿过坟墓，站在上帝脚下，彼此平等—如现在一样！
语言精析：
1. And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you.
∮本句用了虚拟语气，If ... had gifted..., ... should have made it... 此虚拟语气表示God并未赐予主人公Jane美貌和财富。
∮made it hard for you to leave me 让你难以离开我
这个短语来自make it adj. for sb to do sth 结构，再如：
Grammar can make it easier for you to learn English.
语法可以让你学英语更容易。
∮as it is now for me to leave you如同我现在离不开你一样
本句省略了hard，还原为：
... as hard for you to leave me, as it is nowhard for me to leave you
as...as... 和...一样
gift
n. 天赋
He has a gift for comedy.
他具有喜剧天赋。
v. 赋予，上天赋予的某项能力等，表示生来就有的。
• (gift someone with) endow someone with (something):
God gifted me with beauty and wealth.
2. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom,conventionalties, nor even of mortal flesh: it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; -- just as if both had passed through the gave, and we stood at God's feet, equal -- as we are!
∮I am not talking to you through ...： 我不是通过...来跟你对话：
注意本句的否定词，并不是说并没有谈话，而是不是以...来谈话。再如：
I didn't go there for nothing. 我去那里不是一无所获。
∮through medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh 此部分中的mortal flesh表示“凡人的肉体”；conventionality表示传统。
∮it is my spirit that addresses your spirit 是我的灵魂在和你的灵魂对话
这部分是强调句：It is ... that...
It was yesterday that John called me.
John是昨天给我打的电话。
address
speak to (a person or an assembly), typically in a formal way: 正式地跟...谈话
She addressed an audience of the most important issue.
语法补充：
最常用的虚拟语气是if引导的非真实条件句。
对现在进行虚拟
If I were you, I would study grammar.
对过去进行虚拟
If I had heard you, I would have greeted you.
对将来进行虚拟
If I were to have more time, I would study English harder.
混合虚拟
If Jack had listened to the doctor, he would be all right now. 返回搜狐，查看更多
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