I have been transformed from a passionate advocate of the philosophy of “having it all,” preached by Linda Kelsey for the past seven years in the page of She magazine, into a woman who is happy to settle for a bit of everything.(Text5. 2001)
transform / trænsˈfɔ:m / v. 使改变形态
passionate / ˈpæʃənət / adj. 热诚的
advocate / ˈædvəkət / n. 拥护者;支持者;提倡者
philosophy / fəˈlɔsəfi / n. 哲学
preach / pri:tʃ / v. 宣传;宣扬
settle / ˈsetl / v. 定下心来;使处于舒适的位置
settle for sth. 满足于
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句子主干是I have been transformed from A into B,其中A= a passionate advocate of the philosophy of “having it all”;B= a woman who is happy to settle for a bit of everything. 把握住transform from A into B这个结构,句子主干也就清晰了。
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我已经从一个(琳达·凯尔茜过去七年中在《她》这本杂志中宣扬的)“拥有一切"哲学的热情倡导者,变成了一个很容易心满意足的女人。
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I have discovered, as perhaps Kelsey will after her much-publicized resignation from the editorship of She after a build-up of stress, that abandoning the doctrine of “juggling your life,” and making the alternative move into “downshifting” brings with it far greater rewards than financial success and social status.(Text5. 2001)