A taped message from his mother plays in the background. At first Jimy had played the records everyone played in those days.
1. 第一句描述的情景与后面句子无关。句子使用一般现在时,类似戏剧、场景的 “旁白;解说”。通常用括号标出。
2. 第二句进入描写当时的情况。Jimy had played the records 使用过去完成时,表明参照另外一个动作或事件(例如,在主持发言之前,在会议召开之前等),也就是说,它的参照物不是定语从句 everyone played。
3. 两个时间状语的作用:
定语从句的时间状语是 in those days, 跟 played 连用,说明是过去习惯性动作。也就是说,当时人们经常播放这些唱片。
at first 这个时间状语,也提供了一个重要信息:说明在做某事之前,首先做了什么,例如上面括号里的内容(在主持发言之前,在会议召开之前等)。符合过去完成时 “过去的过去” 特征。
4. A taped message from his mother plays in the background. At first Jimy had played the records everyone played in those days.
【翻译】背景里播放着他母亲的录音信息。一开始,吉米播放了当时大家都在播放的唱片。