Whether the languages of the ancient American peoples were used for expressing abstract universal concepts can be clearly answered in the case of Nahuatl. Nahuatl, Like Greek and German, is a language that allows the formation of extensive compounds. By the combination of radicals or semantic elements, single compound words can express complex ccnceptual relations, often of an abstract universal character.
The tlamatinime (“those who know”) were able to use this rich stock of abstract terms to express the nuances of their thought. They also availed themselves of other forms of expression with metaphorical meaning, some probably original, some derived from Toltec coinages. Of these forms the most characteristic in Nahuatl is the juxtaposition of two words that, because they are synonyms, associated terms, or even contraries, complement each other to evoke one single idea. Used as metaphor, the juxtaposed terms connote specific or essential traits of the being they refer to, introducing a mode of poetry as an almost habitual form of expression.
多选题:
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage regarding present- day research relating to Nahuatl?
A Some record or evidence of the thought of the tlamatinime is available.
B For at least some Nahuatl expressions, researchers are able to trace their derivation from another ancient American language.
C Researchers believe that in Nahuatl, abstract universal concepts are always expressed metaphorically.
答案AB。
好吧我知道有点蠢,超级蠢,因为在看B选项的时候我已经定位到Toltec了,但是我很纠结因为文章中没有讲Toltec是ancient american language。秉承了文章中没有明确说明的就不能瞎infer的主旨,我最终放弃了B选项。。
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特别是当我在不知道Toltec是个什么的时候。到底如何在考场上说服自己?
补充:梳理一下几个句子的关系
1. Were languages of ancient american peoples used for expressing abstractness? ----> case of Nahuatl
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2. forms of expression in Nahuatl: part original, part from Toltec
即,如何从这两句话中就推断出Toltec is an ancient american language????
附上OG解释:Choice B is correct according to the next sentence, Nahuatl speakers used "forms of expression with metaphorical meaning", some of which were probably "original" and others "derived from Toltec coinages". (对应上述逻辑2)That researchers know certain Nahuatl expressions are dervied from Toltec suggests that they are able to trace the derivation of some Nahuatl expressions from another language besides Nahuatl, and therefore Choice B may be inferred.
EXACTLY- OG解释中说的是from another language,那么到底从哪里可以看出Toltec is ancient american..
第一句话不就是说Nahuatl language 是个ancient language 吗?
第二段里讲Toltec,虽然还是在阐述Nahuatl language,但是说有些有Nahuatl 的 metaphorical expression derived from Toltec, coinages这个词也很关键啊。既然Nahuatl是个ancient language,如果他有些词是从Toltec derive 来的,那我们就可以infer Toltec也是个ancient language 啊,所以B选项是可以选择的
第一句话不就是说Nahuatl language 是个ancient language 吗?
第二段里讲Toltec,虽然还是在阐述Nahuatl language,但是说有些有Nahuatl 的 metaphorical expression derived from Toltec, coinages这个词也很关键啊。既然Nahuatl是个ancient language,如果他有些词是从Toltec derive 来的,那我们就可以infer Toltec也是个ancient language 啊,所以B选项是可以选择的