请教OG139

Lorena

139. The extraordinary diary of William Lyon Mackenzie King, prime minister of Canada for over twenty years, revealed that this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic guided in both public and private life by omens, messages received at seances, and signs from heaven.
A. that this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic guided in both public and
B. that this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic and also guided both in public as well as
C. this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic and that he was guided in both public and
D. this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic and that he was guided in both public as well as
E. this most bland and circumspect of men to have been a mystic and that he guided himself both in public as well as

正确答案为A. 但我看不明白这句话的意思, 尤其是a mystic guided in both public and private life by omens...

请各位帮忙....

sunder

就是字面意思咯，翻成中文肯定很怪，文化背景不一样。又没有上下文...

一个在私人和社交生活中被征兆,...引领的神秘人物

一些抽象的词即便是中文，一般人也不会很理解它的意思。比如 omen...除非是搞“神秘学”研究的，问题是有几个人又理解或者知道什么是“神秘学”呢？...

心静

我的理解是：这个温和谨慎的人实际上是个神秘主义者，他的公众和私人生活都是受预言和降神会的信息的指导。

beortobe

that this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic guided in both public...

首先this most bland and circumspect of men指人，而a mystic也是人，guided作为后置定语修饰mustic，说得是该mystic在both 。。。and 方面的行为