陈虎平36套 第35套 第八 8 题 困惑中

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8.       This, however, hardly seems a sufficient answer；
Again, we may wonder whether this explanation is sufficient；
两处转折接连干掉之前的两种说法，提出自己的主张，答案B

这是Desporado给出的解释

但是lz我稍稍有点疑问。。

again···之后只是个让步，因为again之后提出的contention，作者在最后就直接否定了，所以作者应该还是倾向于第二种解释的。

所以感觉答案是选D

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题目：
Historians have only recently begun to note the increase in demand for luxury goods and services that took place in eighteenth-century England. To answer the question of why consumers became so eager to buy, some historians have pointed to the ability of manufacturers to advertise in a relatively uncensored press. This, however, hardly seems a sufficient answer. McKendrick favors a Veblen model of conspicuous consumption stimulated by competition for status. The "middling sort" bought goods and services because they wanted to follow fashions set by the rich. Again, we may wonder whether this explanation is sufficient. Do not people enjoy buying things as a form of self-gratification? If so, consumerism could be seen as a product of the rise of new concepts of individualism and materialism, but not necessarily of the frenzy for conspicuous competition. (135 words)

8.In the paragraph, the author is primarily concerned with
(A) contrasting two theses and offering a compromise
(B) questioning two explanations and proposing a
possible alternative to them.
(C) paraphrasing the work of two historians and
questioning their assumptions
(D) examining two theories and endorsing one over
the other
(E) raising several questions but implying that they
cannot be answered.

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求顶，求大神解答，二战在职大叔给大家跪谢了！

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Skintech 发表于 2015-5-13 12:56
求顶，求大神解答，二战在职大叔给大家跪谢了！

explanation 1: ability of manufacturers to advertise
被否定(This, however, hardly seems a sufficient answer)

explanation 2: consumption stimulated by competition for status
被否定(Again, we may wonder whether this explanation is sufficient.)

作者的解释：Do not people enjoy buying things as a form of self-gratification?
                 →people enjoy buying things as a form of self-gratification.

不知道是否可以理解？

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melanietingting 发表于 2015-5-13 13:06
explanation 1: ability of manufacturers to advertise
被否定(This, however, hardly seems a suffic ...

If so, consumerism could be seen as a product of the rise of new concepts of individualism and materialism, but not necessarily of the frenzy for conspicuous competition.
是不是否定了Do not people enjoy buying things as a form of self-gratification?

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melanietingting 发表于 2015-5-13 13:06
explanation 1: ability of manufacturers to advertise
被否定(This, however, hardly seems a suffic ...

谢谢大神解释！！！！

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Skintech 发表于 2015-5-13 13:09
If so, consumerism could be seen as a product of the rise of new concepts of individualism and mat ...

一开始我也有同样的疑惑，后来读了一下觉得if so更多的是将如果这种解释成立之后的内容了。