At bedtime I told him about my own grade-school experiences, how I had been the dumbest kid in my class but that, with the love and understanding of my parents and teachers, I had somehow stumbled through those years and had ultimately gone on to law school. (Para. 4) 睡前,我跟他说起了我自己读小学的情形,当年我是班上最笨的学生,但是,在父母和老师的关爱和理解下,我不管怎样还是跌跌撞撞地读完了小学,最后还上了法学院。 本句中, how 和 that 引导两个名词性分句作 my own grade-school experiences 的(1)。 dumb: a. having or showing a low level of intelligence 笨的,愚蠢的 Examples: We’re not going to let this (2) old trick stop us. Now who would be (3) enough to make a mistake like that. stumble: v. walk in an unsteady way and often almost fall 跌跌撞撞地走,蹒跚而行 Examples: He stumbled upstairs and into bed. The sudden weakness in her legs made her (4).