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问题: aren’t there things that you miss

Rowland: When Alfie was born did it change your life?
Julie: Totally. It made it better. Definitely.
Rowland: But aren’t there things that you miss that you could do before you had a child?
Julie: They seem so superficial now. They seem so selfish. I mean, I still go out. I still have my circle of friends. But, just playing with him for the afternoon and teaching him something new makes up for it
句中miss在这里怎么理解?它的宾语是that you could do before you had a child还是things(也就是说是两个并列定语从句,即things that you miss that you could do before you had a child=things that you miss and that you could do before you had a child)?
如果that you could do before you had a child还是things是宾语从句,那miss是什么意思?

解答:

Rowland: When Alfie was born did it change your life?
Rowland: Alfie出生后,你的生活有变化吗?

Julie: Totally. It made it better. Definitely.
Julie: 完全变了,生活更加美好了。

Rowland: But aren’t there things that you miss that you could do before you had a child?
Rowland:但是难道就没有你怀念的一些事,就是在有孩子之前才能做的一些事?

事实上这里的that you miss 和that you could do before you had a child是两个并列的定语从句,都是用来修饰之前的things的。由于这里是口语,因此语句结构比较不够严禁,事实上你可以在其中加个逗号来理解,这样就比较容易了,即:But aren’t there things that you miss ,that you could do before you had a child?
miss在这里指的是“想念,怀念”。