走出长难句重峦叠嶂｜八三

心理学里有个“契可尼效应”，也叫“未完成情结”，说的是一般人对已完成了的事情极易忘怀，而对中断了的、未完成的事情却总是动力十足。读一读这个省略句，便可以体验到这种“力不从心的欲罢不能”

各位朋友，你们晚上早点休息，

不要等我，早上起来看句子！

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今日句子：

这是老付死皮赖脸要讲的句子，小句子，大内涵：

Vanity is a constant; people will only start shopping more sustainably when they can’t afford not to. 

24. Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?

[A] Vanity has more often been found in idealists.
[B] The fast-fashion industry ignores sustainability.
[C] Pricing is vital to environment-friendly purchasing. 

[D] People are more interested in unaffordable garments. 

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词汇解析：（据本文语境选择释义）

1. vanity |v?n?ti| n. 虚荣；浮华

2. constant |?k?nst?nt| n. 常量；不变的事物

3. sustainably |s??ste?n?bl| adv. 可持续地

4. idealist |a??d??l?st| n. 空想家；理想主义者

5. purchase |?p??t??s| v. 购物；购买

6. unaffordable |?n??f??d?bl| adj. 买不起的；付不起的

7. garment |?gɑ?m?nt| n. （一件）衣服

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句子详解

[1] Vanity is a constant; [2] people will only start shopping more sustainably [3] when they can’t afford not to. 

1. 本句分号前后[1][2]是并列关系；[3]是条件状语从句

2. [1] Vanity is a constant字面含义为“虚荣是不变的事物”；这个片段理解为：追求浮华是人之常情

3. [2] people will (only强调后文的when从句，在此处不作翻译) start shopping more sustainably；这个片段直译为：人们才会开始可持续地消费

4. [3] (only) when they can’t afford not to (start shopping sustainably)；分句[2]中的only在强调从句[3]，这种情况很常见，例如'I can only marry you when you grow up.'就等同于'I can marry you only when you grow up'; 本句宾语not to是一个不定式短语，该短语是省略形式，其完整形式为not to (start shopping more sustainably)；直译为：只有当不（启用可持续消费方式）就无力支付时；

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基本译文：

追求浮华是人之常情；人们只有当不（启用可持续消费方式）就无力支付时，才会开始可持续地消费。

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明日预告：

这是qianmenmen同学问到的句子：

Cryogenic storage of the corpse has been offered as a means to preserve the deceased in a form amendable to any future therapies that science may devise.

老付体重又降了ToT

希望我掉的肉，换来你的进步