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【长难句】

Up to the age of thirty or beyond it poetry of many kinds gave him great pleasure. Formerly, too, pictures had given him considerable, and music very great, delight.

【结构分析】

1. 句子主干为主谓双宾，即：poetry of many kinds /gave/ him /great pleasure.

2. Up to the age of thirty or beyond it 为时间状语，译为：到他30岁或更晚些时候。

3. 第二句为并列句，前半句主干为主谓双宾：pictures/ have /given /him considerable delight.

4. and music very great 为省略结构，= and music has given him very great delight.

【词的处理】

Up to the age of thirty or beyond it 到他30多岁的时候

poetry of many kinds 各种诗歌

pleasure n. n. 快乐；希望；娱乐；令人高兴的事

Formerly adv. 以前；原来

Considerable adj. 相当大的；重要的，值得考虑的

Delight n. 高兴

【参考译文】

Up to the age of thirty or beyond it poetry of many kinds gave him great pleasure. Formerly, too, pictures had given him considerable, and music very great, delight.

他30多岁前，各种诗歌带给他很大的乐趣。在此前，音乐和绘画也带给他巨大的快乐。

【明日预告】

In 1881, however, he said: “Now for many years I cannot endure to read a line of poetry. I have also almost lost my taste for pictures or music.”

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