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Why has Moby Dick since become such a classic despite its initial reception?

参考译文:《白鲸记》最初并未造成轰动,但为何后来会成为经典之作呢?

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最佳答案 2022-08-13 10:13

Why has Moby Dick since become such a classic despite its initial reception?

参考译文:《白鲸记》最初并未造成轰动,但为何后来会成为经典之作呢?

解答:despite its initial reception为介词短语作让步状语,即使/虽然/尽管受到最初的冷遇

备注(1):reception   n.对待;待遇;反应 ;initial reception 最终冷遇

备注(2): despite its initial reception相当于让步状语从句“Although/Though it met with/ received its initial cool/unwelcome reception”

reception   prep. 虽然 即使;尽管

Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it.尽管她竭尽全力控制自己,声音仍然在颤抖。

Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work.尽管他申请了数百个工作,但仍然在失业中。

She was good at physics despite the fact that she found it boring.尽管她认为物理枯燥无味,她却学得很好。

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你要结合上下文理解,我查了一下出处,前面说了,这本书开始不是很受欢迎。所以这里的despite its initial reception, 实际指的是its unwelcoming reception。 请看原文:

    In his 20s Melville found fame with two novels based on imaginary happenings in the South Pacific. Moby Dick, ironically, was not well received. Afterwards, Melville produced another masterpiece, Billy Budd. He continued writing until his death in 1891.
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