Nahuatl的这题 OG 请教又是哪里出了错！

clivia0801UID: 3640739

OG 模考的第一题！

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..

芣莋厷炷de女王UID: 3380237

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

joaichiyuUID: 3639831

因为第一句？这篇文章我有印象，但题目没啥印象

clivia0801UID: 3640739

joaichiyu 发表于 2015-8-11 14:42
因为第一句？这篇文章我有印象，但题目没啥印象

这文章好像在No题里面也出现过。。哎我要晕了，是我想多了吗，可是要能justify every single word呀！

gterlannUID: 3595027

这个题目要是这么细究的话，确实不好解释，当时我自己做的时候也没有深究这个东西。你可以尝试给ETS发个邮件看看，我也挺好奇的。老外的公司一般回复邮件都挺勤快的，我给韦氏和magoosh发的邮件都很快就回复了。

clivia0801UID: 3640739

gterlann 发表于 2015-8-11 19:01
这个题目要是这么细究的话，确实不好解释，当时我自己做的时候也没有深究这个东西。你可以尝试给ETS发个邮件 ...

你在建议我挑战权威吗哈哈哈哈~话说！！我尝试给magoosh发邮件，会的的确快，但是人家要我的ID才给我解释，而我是在网上看的题。。。都要哭了。

clivia0801UID: 3640739

芣莋厷炷de女王 发表于 2015-8-11 16:22
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  ...

我觉得你说的很好啊要注意coinage。恩这么说来的话好像是可以解释ancient，不过好像没有说american。。。。。。。。。。。好吧不要理我这应该是卧追究的太深了？where's the line for overthinkingggg

vinci_gohUID: 3469516

我今天也做了这套题，错得好多。coinage表示something (as a word) made up or invented

clivia0801UID: 3640739

vinci_goh 发表于 2015-8-11 19:51
我今天也做了这套题，错得好多。coinage表示something (as a word) made up or invented

恩这个没错。所以说能证明Toltec在Nahuatl之前创造的

clivia0801UID: 3640739

vinci_goh 发表于 2015-8-11 19:51
我今天也做了这套题，错得好多。coinage表示something (as a word) made up or invented

加油~你也快考试了吗！

vinci_gohUID: 3469516

clivia0801 发表于 2015-8-11 19:56
加油~你也快考试了吗！

8月29求人品，一起加油～

JaneLBoUID: 3848248

楼主知道为什么有american了吗😂同问😂

1070293128@qq.comUID: 3845074

请问C选项为什么错了呢