Only wisdom can help you if you are depressed and angry. Wisdom explains the meaning of life and death, and gives you many answers to questions you didn't even think of asking. Only wisdom can slap you in the face when you complain, and show you how much you have yet to do and learn. Why you? Other people are not in so much despair! Everyone lives and laughs... You want to disappear... Because, my dear, some people are superficial, other people are artificial and only a few people in our world are genuine. You are an exception: you are alive, you understand, you care, you are concerned about what happens in your life, you think and you can feel. You are for real! Thus, for you life is difficult. You have to lose. However, you are now wiser only because you know how insignificant you are and how empty life can be. Time will pass, and other situations will complete your journey and only then will you understand why things had to be so hard for you. Things change a lot, but the human being survives and moves on. There is a future that is completely different from the past, which is waiting for you when you heal your wounds. Pay attention to your dreams and take notes. By translating these strange dream images into words that your conscience can understand, you will be able to develop all your capacities and become more intelligent or even a genius with continual dream interpretation.
Most people care for their dreams only when they are depressed or when they have serious problems, in the same way that they go to the doctor only when they are very sick. But dream interpretation is not only free and safe psychotherapy for you, it is also a treasure you must explore! You can learn whatever you desire and solve all your problems with the guidance of the unconscious. When you start analyzing your entire life since birth in your dreams, you will forget that you were depressed and angry before. This is a new world, your internal world, which is the most important one for you. Not only will you have the answers for all your questions but also for those you didn't even think of asking. Through dream interpretation, you will discover the wisdom that will show exactly why we pass through pain and what to do in order to live free of suffering and discover true and eternal happiness.
难句解析 1. Only wisdom can slap you in the face when you complain, and show you how much you have yet to do and learn. 解析：slap sb. in the face 即slap one’s face意思是“给某人一记耳光”。yet在这里是表示否定的意思。参考译文如下：“只有“智慧”才会提醒你不要抱怨，才会告诉你还需要做些什么，学些什么。” 2. Other people are not in so much despair! 解析： 注意in despair和in desperation 的区别。in despair意思是“处于绝望的状态”，而in desperation则表示“因为绝望而孤注一掷”。参考译文：“其他人都没有这样绝望！” 3. Time will pass, and other situations will complete your journey and only then will you understand why things had to be so hard for you. 解析：only 加副词then置于句首，句子需倒装。Then这里不是指过去某个时候而是指将来，即当other situations will complete your journey的时候。参考译文如下：“时间会很快过去，你还会有其他的经历，只有经历了，你才会明白过去的生活为什么如此艰难。” 4. You can learn whatever you desire and solve all your problems with the guidance of the unconscious. 解析： whatever you desire是宾语从句。with the guidance of the unconscious 意思是“在潜意识活动的指导下”。参考译文如下：“你能知道你想要的一切，并在潜意识状态下解决你所有的问题。” 5. …you will discover the wisdom that will show exactly why we pass through pain and what to do in order to live free of suffering and discover true and eternal happiness. 解析：这句话比较复杂。Wisdom是现行词，其后面的that引导的是定语从句。在这个定语从句中又有一个why所引导的宾语从句，作show的宾语。What to do也是定语从句中show的宾语。参考译文如下：“你会发现“智慧”能清楚地告诉你痛苦的原因和怎样才能无忧无虑得生活，并且找到真正的快乐和永恒的幸福。”
阅读操练
1. For you, life is difficult, because__________. A. you are superficial B. you are artificial C. you are genuine D. you are excellent
2. The underlined phrase “dream interpretation” in this article probably means ____________. A. translation in the dream B. explanation of the meaning of dreams C. interpretation in the dream D. dream about interpretation.
3. Which of the following sentences is NOT true? A. Most people don’t care for their dreams until they have serious problems. B. Your internal world is the most important one for you. C. You must cherish and explore dream interpretation. D. You want to disappear because some people are superficial and other people are artificial.
4. The author thinks that only wisdom can help you if you are depressed and angry because_________. A. it can slap you in the face B. it helps you understand why things had to be so hard for you C. it can solve your problems with the guidance of the unconscious D. it is safe psychotherapy
