例55　Even though the day-to-day experience of raising kids can be soul-crushingly hard, Senior writes that "the very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight."

【结构分析】这句话开头是Even though引导的让步状语从句，该状语从句的主语是the day-to-day experience of raising kids，系动词是can be，表语是soul-crushingly hard，句子的主干是个宾语从句，也就是Senior writes that...，宾语从句的主语是the very things，后面是定语从句that in the moment dampen our moods，后面是系动词can be，再后面是表语sources of intense gratification and delight。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于宾语从句里面套有定语从句，句型结构很复杂，而且the very things表示强调，翻译成“正是那些事情”。

【核心词汇】

the day-to-day experience of raising kids　抚养孩子的日子

soul-crushingly hard　令人筋疲力尽

in the moment　在那个时刻

dampen our moods　心绪沉重

sources of intense gratification and delight　我们欢乐的源泉

【参考译文】尽管抚养孩子的日子漫长难熬，令人筋疲力尽，但是Jennifer Senior认为，正是那些心绪沉重的时刻，日后却成为我们欢乐的源泉。