专八改错题及答案.doc

专八改错题及答案.doc2010年专八真题改错部分
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So far as we can tell, all human Ianguages are equally complete and perfect as instruments of communication: that is, every language appears to be well equipped as any other to say the things their speakers want to say.
There may or may not be appropriate to talk about primitive peoples or cultures, but that is another matter. Certainly, not all groups of people are equally compete nt in nu clear physics or psychology or the cultivation of rice ・ Whereas this is not the fault of their Ianguage. The Eskimos, it is said, can speak about snow with further more precision and subtlety than we can in English, but this is not because the Eskimo Ianguage (one of those sometimes miscalled 'primitive') is inherently more precise and subtle than English・ This example does not come to light a defect in English, a show of unexpected 'primitiveness'. The position is
simply and obviously that the Eskimos and the English live in similar 7
environments・ The English language will be just as rich in terms 8 for different kinds of snow, presumably, if the environments in which
Englishwas habitually used made such distinction as important.
Similarly, we have no reason to doubt that the Eskimo Ianguage
could be as precise and subtle on the subject of motor manufacture
or cricket if these topics formed the part of the Eskimos' life・ 10
2010年专八真题改错参考答案以及分词
be后插入as; as・・・as引导的比较级
their 改为 its; its 代替 every language
There改为It; It此处作为形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式
Whereas改为But ；语境需要表示转折的连词，whereas表示对比
further改为much further不能修饰比较级
come 改为 bring; (sth)come to light, bring sth to light
bring to light the defect of English =bring the defect of english to light 揭示英语的缺陷
similar改为different;根据语境应该用different
will改为would; 虚拟语气
as im porta nt 去掉 as;
the part 去掉 the 或者改 the 为 a be/become/form (a) part of 是固定短语
09专八改错原题
The previous section has shown how quickly a rhyme passes from one school child to the next and illustrates the further difference (1)
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