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2019年第41篇长难句
《楚门的世界》
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How a Jim Carrey's moviebecame the most prescient film of the late '90s
金·凯瑞的电影如何成为90年代末最有先见之明的电影
第11段原文
Indeed, the sense that one's own reality is simulated or staged certainly predates the film. Weir says that during the casting process in 1996, "I came across at least three people who said when they were young, they had a feeling their life was a show." But the more extreme version of paranoia is a common symptom of psychosis, and Gold found that The Truman Show resonated particularly with some of those patients. Several mentioned the film by name. "They said, 'Did you see The Truman Show? That's my life.'" One patient, in late 2001, became convinced that the 9/11 attacks had been staged for the benefit of his reality show, and he traveled to New York City in order to see whether the World Trade Center was still intact. Another had worked in reality television on the technical side before becoming convinced his life was reality television.
第11段翻译
事实上，人感觉自己的实际生活被模仿或是被搬上舞台，要早于这部电影。威尔说，在1996年的电影选角过程中，“我至少见过三个人，说自己在年轻时，感觉自己的生活就像一场秀。”但是妄想狂的更极端版本是精神病的常见症状，戈尔德发现《楚门的世界》这部电影特别能引起这些病人的共鸣。有几位提到了这部电影。“他们说，‘你看过《楚门的世界》吗？这就是我的生活写照。’”2001年末，有位病人确信911袭击是为了他的真人秀节目而策划的，于是他前往纽约市，想看看世贸中心是否完好无损。另一位病人曾在电视真人秀中从事技术方面的工作，后来他确信自己的生活就是真人秀。
长难句解析
One patient, in late 2001, became convinced（a）// that the 9/11 attacks had been staged for the benefit of his reality show,（b）// and he traveled to New York City in order to see（c）// whether the World Trade Center was still intact.（d）
【结构解说】
本句的a+b部分和c+d部分之间用并列词and连接，构成并列句。在and连接的之前的a+b部分中，a部分为主干。b部分为that引导的宾语从句做convinced的宾语。而在and连接的之后的c+d部分中，c部分为主干。d部分whether引导的宾语从句做see的宾语。
d部分Intact和undamaged为近义词，表示“完好无损的；完整的”。比如“ Most of the house remains intact even after two hundred years.”（虽然过了两百年，这房子的大部分还保持完好。）
【语义】
2001年末，有位病人确信（a）//911袭击是为了他的真人秀节目而策划的，（b）//于是他前往纽约市，想看看（b）//世贸中心是否完好无损。（d）
（翻译该句的时候，从头到尾按照顺序翻译即可。）
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