Question

请帮忙分析下列句子意思和语法，有点看不懂啊。。。。

1.Mary likes to hear insecurity on her appearance
2.the increase in crime has created feelings of compliment in the population
3out of quitting school
4He always feels insecure in the presence of people he thinks are more intelligent than himself

Answer 1

1. Mary likes to hear insecurity on her appearance

1） 语法结构——
主语：Mary
谓语动词：likes
宾语：to hear insecurity
时间状语：on her appearance
2）词语解释——
动词 hear 由听到引申为“耳朵中允许存在”
insecurity 此处指“不安全音素的声音”
on her appearance 介词 on 表示某一特定场合，这个短语意思指“在她露面是这种场合”
3）译文：玛丽喜欢在她露面是存在不安全因素。

2. the increase in crime has created feelings of compliment in the population.

1）语法结构——
主语：the increase in crime
谓语动词：has created
宾语：feelings of compliment
处所状语：
2）词语解释——
create 表示“引起/产生”
feelings of compliment 指“恭维的感觉”
in the population 指“在人口集中的地方””
3）译文：犯罪的增加已经在人口集中的地方产生了恭维感。

注：犯罪增加本不该引起恭维感，因此单看这句子应该是不符合事实的，这个句子可能是某一具体语言环境中的一种反语。

3. out of quitting school

1、词语解释——
out of 指在放弃的情况下
quitting school 动名词短语，指“退学”
2、翻译：处在放弃退学的情况下

4. He always feels insecure in the presence of people he thinks are more intelligent than himself

1、原句有误，修改如下——
He always feels insecure in the presence of people; he thinks they are more intelligent than himself
2、词语解释——
in the presence of 在...面前
3、翻译：他在人们面前总有一种缺乏自信心的感觉，他认为他们都比他本人更加聪明。

Answer 2

玛丽喜欢听到由她出场引起的议论声。
在比他更优秀的人面前，他总是感到局促不安。
1.3得有上下文才能判断