1每日一句长难句
It is only when the environment demands our attention—a dog barks, a child cries, a telephone rings—that our mental time machines switch themselves off and deposit us with a bump in the here and now.

2【结构分析】
本句是破折号做插入语，由三个并列的名词短语构成，举例说明前文the environment的具体情况。原句是强调句型，被强调的部分是when引导的状语从句。主句中our mental time machines是主语，switch…of和deposit…with构成并列谓语。


3【词汇】
demand one’s attention 需要某人的注意

switch…off 关闭

deposit 原义：堆放，堆积，存钱---此处转译为“给某人某物”


4【参考译文】
只有在环境需要我们的注意的时候——狗在吠，孩子哭，电话铃响——我们的精神时间机制才会自动关闭，且让我们在此时此地受到一击。


5【明日长难句】
Nokia, which has made emerging markets a priority, continues to introduce low-cost phones designed for markets where many users do not have access to reliable electricity, and may not even be able to read. 

 

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