Now, it is clear that the decline of a language must ultimately4 L8 ^9 Z2 a8 }
have political and economical causes: it is not due simply to the bad __1__
9 U" _0 Y& e* `( K! j1 [ influence of this or that individual writers. But an effect can become __2__( k' k: ]& k8 C2 w/ f4 e
a cause, reinforce the original cause and producing the same effect __3__3 E2 b8 U g' e" _
in an intensified form, and so on indefinitely. A man may take drink __4__: w6 x0 ]5 g/ B0 k1 ?! ~7 B5 F
because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the most __5__# W( L+ L8 D# E3 a! h; o1 ]
completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is8 r0 v: A4 ]! u1 G3 T, U; i! [+ J- z
happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate
2 x2 f9 }. }' P( i" z, J7 ^# e# G because our thoughts are foolish, but the sloven of our language __6__% X$ j# ?1 a) x) z% E' ]' y
makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts. The point is that the. m# o: w7 p4 _2 `' P% U
process is irreversible. Modern English, especially written English, __7__
: n8 c6 ~. o) W) ` is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be9 Z3 u! e# E9 [8 Y
avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble. If one gets2 [' B v7 R% a/ g2 e3 E( v8 ?
rid of these habits one can think more clearly, and think clearly is a __8__
: F) S& F$ ]7 ]) l2 n necessary first step towards political regeneration: so that the fight q/ O7 k- T6 V
against bad English is not frivolous and is not the exclusive concerning __9__5 c0 ]# h( ?0 ?3 y6 N
of professional writers. I will come back to this present, and I hope __10__" o R5 ?% n; I
that by that time the meaning of what I have said here will have become
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答案及解析:
' S; e+ Q. E% r+ P( v 1.economical-economic' B; u" B8 w2 D) g- S7 M: ?
economical的意思是“节约的,经济的,省钱的”,而此处应选择economic表示“经济的,有关经济的”。
. [- w v7 g0 k 2.writers-writer4 ^0 h; {; x, U( x# b7 n
this or that后面应接单数名词,因为从意思上来看应是二选一的,所以是单数。* Z6 C0 Q9 g6 |( i
3.reinforce-reinforcing
: _* e. ~ S% L) ^( g1 G “an effect can become a cause”和“reinforce the original cause”两个分句并不是并列的关系,应该说是主句和从句的关系,应该将reinforce变为-ing形式,这也与后面的“producing the same effect”保持形式上的一致。# ]0 x* q9 f9 S5 ^9 r& P
4.take^-to
: c% ^$ j' e j' r take to 表示“养成习惯,沉湎于”。
3 h& [( Z, C; _* P" d1 y7 @+ C/ o 5.most-more
8 k: P: R* m4 M/ h$ r1 I all the more 表示“更加”,如:
6 c/ r; ]) l8 @3 e0 O. @5 @. d% i The living room is decorated in pale colors which make it all he more airy./ P- O6 T9 y$ X1 f) m
6.sloven-slovenliness
& ^- w. z) [9 u. i h9 G$ X sloven作名词表示“懒散的人,散漫的人”,这里显然语义不对,所以应改为slovenliness表示“懒散,邋遢”。
& ^( Z3 e0 J9 x; P* |! Z( O 7.irreversible-reversible, Y% q# O# x0 |. U; P: |+ X7 @3 v& N
reversible(可逆的),irreversible(不可逆的)
5 F4 I7 X( g( @4 J! z& Z 如上文所述,语言和思维的关系是相互影响的;由于我们思想的愚蠢,我们的语言变得丑陋,不准确;同时我们的语言的不精确也使我们的思维变得更加愚蠢。所以这个过程是能倒退的。7 x- [" \! ^/ N9 e- l0 r& ^. c
8.^think-to q e% ?4 I8 W* {) f, g
动词原形本身无法作主语,必须将它变成-ing形式或不定式,由于这里有将要发生的含义,所以选用不定式 to think。( G# _( L Q% E$ ?! P
9.concerning-concern
6 n- f% O1 m |- n7 r% j concern本身既可以做动词也可以作名次。 O* x8 E5 r/ F A
10.present-presently
9 h8 L7 U1 d& d8 ^& u) g% z presently表示“不久,一会儿”。present在这里讲不通。 |