abaxiaogua 发表于 2020-4-5 11:04:19

【argument题库解析 】1--woven baskets

Argument题库第1题

Woven baskets characterized by a particular distinctive pattern have previously been found only in the immediate vicinity of the prehistoric village of Palea and therefore were believed to have been made only by the Palean people. Recently, however, archaeologists discovered such a "Palean" basket in Lithos, an ancient village across the Brim River from Palea. The Brim River is very deep and broad, and so the ancient Paleans could have crossed it only by boat, and no Palean boats have been found. Thus it follows that the so-called Palean baskets were not uniquely Palean.

Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.

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先翻译一下

有特殊图案的编织篮之前只在Palea这个史前村庄发现,所以人们认为这种编织篮只有Palea人能够制作。但是,最近考古学家在Lithos(一个与Palea隔着一条Brim河的史前村庄)发现了一个这种篮子。Brim河很深很宽,所以古代Palea人只能通过坐船过河,但没有找到任何Palea的船。所以所谓的Palea篮子并不是Palea地区独有的。



最后分析分析

1. Brim River现在很深很宽不一定代表以前也很深很宽。有可能在古代的时候Brim River是很窄很浅的。比如, 有可能是气候的变化,Brim River地区降雨量变大,导致河流变深变宽。还有可能是现代社会水上贸易和交通的需求,人为将河道拓宽。

2. 即使是Brim River一直都很深很宽,也不一定只有乘船才能够通过。比如,可以通过桥去对岸的Lithos。还可以通过一些大型的动物,比如水牛,将篮子运到对岸。


3. 没有找到任何船不一定表示以前没有。比如,有可能船是木头制造的,容易被侵蚀损坏(eroded by wind)。也可能是部落之间的战争(wars between tribes),损坏了船只。

注意💡:这一题的第一,二句话都是背景部分,特别是第二句,考生比较容易忽略。因为在Lithos发现了编织篮并不能够证明篮子不是Palea独有的,就好比在美国动物园里看到了大熊猫也不能够证明大熊猫不是中国独有的。这一题要讨论的其实是篮子是不是通过某种方式被带到了Lithos。


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