Where I was told I didn't matter.
【在那里,别人告诉我,我根本无关紧要】
这句话:
Where I was told I didn't matter.
中文意思:在那里,别人告诉我,我根本无关紧要。 或者更自然地说:在那里,别人告诉我,我根本不重要。
1. 逐词理解
- Where /wer/:在那里;在那个地方。这里可能指前文提到的某个地方或情境。
- I was told:有人告诉我。这里是被动语态,字面意思是“我被告知”。
- I didn't matter:我不重要;我无关紧要。
2. 重点短语:didn't matter
matter /ˈmætər/ (动词):重要;有关系;要紧。
注意,matter 在这里不是“事情”或“物质”这个名词,而是动词“重要”。
例句:
- You matter to me. 你对我很重要。
- It doesn't matter. 没关系;这不重要。
- He made me feel like I didn't matter. 他让我觉得自己无关紧要。
- I was told I didn't matter. 别人告诉我,我不重要。
3. 为什么用 didn't,而不是 don't?
因为这句话是在过去的语境中回忆别人当时说的话,所以使用过去式 didn't matter。
另外,I was told 是被动语态:
- Someone told me I didn't matter. 有人告诉我,我不重要。(主动语态)
- I was told I didn't matter. 我被告知,我不重要。(被动语态)
4. 结合你前面学的句子
如果前面是:
Then she said something that broke my control, where I was told I didn't matter.
大意可能是:
“然后,她说了一句话,让我彻底失去了控制——那句话让我想起,在那个地方,别人曾告诉我,我根本不重要。”
不过,单独看 Where I was told I didn't matter,它更像是一个依赖前文的从句或片段,具体指什么地方、什么经历,还要结合前面的完整句子判断。