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   15. A century ago,Freud formulated1 his revolutionary theory that dreams were the disguised shadows of our unconscious desires and fear by the late 1970s,neurologists had switched to thinking of them as just "mental noise" - the random2 byproducts of the neural-repair work that goes on during sleep.

  【分析】并列复合句。分号连接两个并列的分句。前一个分句的主干为Freud formulated his revolutionary theory,其中that引同位语从句补充说明theory。后一个分句的主干为 neurologists had switched thinking of them as just "mental noise",其中前句提到的dreams,破折号后内容是对mental noise的解释,其中包含that引导的定语从句修饰work。
  【译文】一个世纪前,弗洛伊德阐述了他革命性的理论,即梦是我们无意识的欲望和恐惧经伪装后的虚幻事物;到了 20世纪70年代末期,神经专家们转而认为梦是“精神噪音”,即在睡眠中进行神经修复活动的一种随机的副产品。
  【点拨】l)formulate意为“构想,制定”或“阐述”,本句中的意思是“阐述”。2)switch to“转换到......”
  16. Now researchers suspect that dreams are part of the mind’s emotional thermostat3, regulating moods while, the brain is "off-line".
  【分析】多重复合句。句子主干为researchers suspect that..., that引导宾语从句,其中 regulating...现在分词短语作状语,其中又嵌套while引导的时间状语从句。

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1 formulated cfc86c2c7185ae3f93c4d8a44e3cea3c     
v.构想出( formulate的过去式和过去分词 );规划;确切地阐述;用公式表示
参考例句:
  • He claims that the writer never consciously formulated his own theoretical position. 他声称该作家从未有意识地阐明他自己的理论见解。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • This idea can be formulated in two different ways. 这个意思可以有两种说法。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2 random HT9xd     
adj.随机的;任意的;n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
参考例句:
  • The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查,发现肉变质了。
3 thermostat PGhyb     
n.恒温器
参考例句:
  • The thermostat is connected by a link to the carburetor.恒温控制器是由一根连杆与汽化器相连的。
  • The temperature is controlled by electronic thermostat with high accuracy.电子恒温器,准确性高。

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