On June 17, 1774, the officials from Maryland and Virginia held a talk with the Indiansof the Six Nations. The Indians were invited to send boys to William and Mary College. In aletter the next day they refused the offer as follows:
本段中,第一、二句描述的是一个具体事件,信息量不大,可略看,而只需对划线部分有一点印象即可;第三句话才表述了本文的话题:a letter refused the offer。
B. 区分前期铺垫和真实意图
We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges, and that the costs of living of our young men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. We are convinced that you mean to do us good by your proposal; and we thank you heartily. But you must know that different nations have different ways of looking at things, and you will therefore not be offended if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same as yours.
本段第一、二句用的句型为We know that和We are convinced that,在文中起的是前期铺垫的作用,而第三句But引出的different nations have different ways of looking things才是作者要表达的观点。这也是我们常说的but、however等转折词之后经常出考点。同学们在阅读时,一定要将注意力放在这些表达真实意图的句子上。
二、合理推断,得出结论
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