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2006年第4篇第18/19句
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Our magazines feature beaming celebrities and happy families in perfect homes. And since these messages have an agenda — to lure us to open our wallets — they make the very idea of happiness seemunreliable.
词汇：
beam //v. 眉开眼笑
celebrity //n. 名人，明星
lure //v. 引诱，诱惑，哄骗
结构：
And since these messages have an agenda — to lure us to open our wallets —（since 原因状语从句，破折号是对前面的解释） //they make the very idea of happiness seemunreliable（主句）.
译文：
杂志会突出刊登满面春风的名人和他们美满幸福的家庭。这些信息都有一个目标——即引诱我们打开钱包——这使得幸福这个概念看起来不那么可靠。
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2006年第4篇第20句
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“Celebrate!” commanded the ads for the arthritis drug Celebrex, before we found out it could increase the risk of heart attacks.
词汇：
arthritis //n. 关节炎
结构：
“Celebrate!” commanded the ads for the arthritis drug Celebrex（主句，把宾语“Celebrate！”倒装了）, //before we found out it could increase the risk of heartattacks（before 时间状语从句）.
译文：
“普天同庆！”抗关节炎药西乐葆的广告发出了这样号召，随后我们却发现这种药物能增加患心脏病的风险。
【作业】：
唐静 考研阅读逐句翻译2006年第4篇第21句
But what we forget — what our economy depends on us forgetting — is that happiness is more than pleasure without pain.
唐静 考研阅读逐句翻译2006年第4篇第22句
The things that bring the greatest joy carry the greatest potential for loss and disappointment.
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