例2:
Of course, all these predictions come with a scientific health warning. Harvard professor Steven Pinker says: This is an invitation to look foolish, as with the predictions of domed cities and nuclear-powered vacuum cleaners that were made 50 year ago.(2008.6, cet6)2. According to Harvard professor Steven Pinker, predictions about the future_____. A. may invite trouble
B. may not come true
C. will fool the public
D. do more harm than good
【答案】B
【解析】
本题的关键是对引号中的an invitation to look foolish的正确理解,这是Steven Pinker教授对预测的一种比喻,实际上是指题干中出现的predictions about the future。教授认为,对未来的这些预测就像一封愚蠢的邀请函一样,说明他不相信这些预测能够实现。后面提到的两个例子拱形城市和核动力真空吸尘器都是没有实现的预测。这更证明了教授对这些预测的可信度表示怀疑。
例3:
The use of deferential (敬重的) language is symbolic of the Confucian ideal of the woman, which dominates conservative gender norms in Japan. This ideal presents a woman who withdraws quietly to the background, subordinating her life and needs to those of her family and its male head. She is a dutiful daughter, wife, and mother, master of the domestic arts. The typical refined Japanese woman excels in modesty and delicacy; she treads softly (谨言慎行)in the world, elevating feminine beauty and grace to an art form.
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