1.In my sleeplessness, I was drinking hot milk and flipping through a travel magazine, steadfastly ignoring the weird murmurings of the girl outside.

【參考譯文】失眠的我正在喝熱牛奶、翻著一本旅行雜志，從頭到尾都忽視了外面女孩奇怪的聲音。

【結構解析】“In my sleeplessness”和“steadfastly ignoring...”均做狀語，表示主語動作發生時的伴隨狀態。

2.The doctor next door says no one could have saved her, but I tell myself I could have held her, or reassured her, or even tried to get a description of the assailant.

【參考譯文】隔壁的醫生說沒有人可以幫助她，但是我告訴自己，我本可以幫她，或是確保她的安全，甚至或者是記下攻擊者的樣子。

【結構解析】"could have done..."表示“本可以做...”。