Looking back, he is struck that his parents could provide a comfortable life for their children even though neither had completed college when he was young
必记词汇:
①struck [strʌk] a.
受触动的
②provide [prə'vaɪd] vt.
提供
③comfortable [ˈkʌmfɚtəbl] a.
舒适的
④complete [kəm'plit] vt.
完成
写作积累:
①look back (on)
回顾过去
②be struck that
对…感触良多
③provide a comfortable life for
为…提供舒适的生活
④even though
即使,尽管
⑤complete college
完成大学学业
结构解析:
①Looking back…
现在分词短语作伴随状语,表示后面主句信息的伴随状况。
②he is struck that …
主观感受形容词后面的that从句,可理解为形容词宾语从句。
③his parents could provide…even though …when he was young
even though引导让步状语从句,对前面主句作反向强调;when是让步状语从句中的时间状语。
参考译文:
回顾过去,他对于自己小时候父母都没上过大学却能给子女提供舒适的生活深有感触。