Question

帮忙分析一下这句英语的句子成分!

He answered: "That they get bored of being children, are in a rush to grow up, and then long to be children again. ........."
特别是 这that指代什么

Answer 1

That they get bored of being children, are in a rush to grow up, and then long to be children again. .........：这是个复合句，that 引导的是 主语从句---That they get bored of being children 这整个句子 是 后面 are in a rush to grow up 和 then long to be children again 的 主语。 翻译供参考：厌倦了孩童时期的他们急于长大成人，然后又渴望成为孩子……