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It is a universal biological function, engaged in by all animals as well as human beings, but the reason for sleep is still unknown. For years, experimental observations have been made of electrical and chemical alterations in the brain during REM, an unusual stage of sleep. In spite of this voluminous data, the puzzle is no closer to being solved. As a result, scientists have turned to comparative research for clues. The smaller an animal is, the longer it sleeps and the faster its metabolic rate. Babies are in REM for longer periods than adults. The less mature an animal is at birth, the longer it sleeps. It now appears that this mystery will be solved by an intuitive insight achieved by viewing a larger canvas.   
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就是最后一句话看不懂。它到底是什么意思？为什么会突然出现“canvas”?
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Jane Austen’s pride andprejudice has long been upheld as an example of art that is perfectly executed on a narrow scale. It can be argued that Jane Austen’s famous comment comparing her work to “ a bit of ivory, two inches wide, on which I work” has been taken too seriously by many later readers who forget that Austen was also a master of irony. However, a critical appraisal of the final chapters of novel suggest that while Austen’s scope might be wider than her claim suggests, her characters are desperately seeking to make their world ever more narrow. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr.Darcy can hardly wait to retire to Pemberley, where they shut out not only the erring Lydia, but also annoying relatives and false friends. This constriction could be read as REASONABLE, but it must be contrasted with the obvious ridiculous injunction of Mr.Collins “to throw off your unworthy child from your affection forever.” Again Austen’s irony is subtle here; while the ending seems to naturalize narrow and impenetrable boundaries, the earlier episodes question this move.
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* o' x* v9 F2 C! d- V8 A. o这篇阅读最大的问题就是我没搞清 Austen的irony究竟表现在何处？特别是红字打出来的部分不明白~

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I don't think CR is that difficult... my CR score is higher than writing

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if ls could be so kind as to reveal ur CR score, we might believe that CR is 'not that difficult'

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canvas在这是figurative language

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CR是我永远的痛

canvas means the "big picture," or overview
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[ 本帖最后由 solv6868 于 2006-12-17 20:33 编辑 ]

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原帖由 solv6868 于 2006-12-17 20:29 发表
CR是我永远的痛

canvas means the "big picture," or overview

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2 J0 c& c9 Q/ ]I cannot agree more.

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CR其实就是词汇问题.阅读本身还好.

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个人认为： canvas=帆布—画布—背景—大环境，更广阔的视角

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个人观点：
. V% c0 S$ _9 k, D. _" V0 d第一篇因为 no closer to being solved所以As a result, scientists have turned to comparative research for clues.
也就是说因为直接研究受挫，所以转向comparative research ，也就是 a larger canvas.   
6 M# g. u6 c- B第二篇说jane本身是很irony的，但是最后的结局与她的irony不符
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  n& m$ f# n) l- t( U# u& r[ 本帖最后由 azuresnoopy 于 2006-12-19 11:32 编辑 ]

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Jane Austen’s pride andprejudice has long been upheld as an example of art that is perfectly executed on a narrow scale. It can be argued that Jane Austen’s famous comment comparing her work to “ a bit of ivory, two inches wide, on which I work” has been taken too seriously by many later readers who forget that Austen was also a master of irony. However, a critical appraisal of the final chapters of novel suggest that while Austen’s scope might be wider than her claim suggests, her characters are desperately seeking to make their world ever more narrow. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr.Darcy can hardly wait to retire to Pemberley, where they shut out not only the erring Lydia, but also annoying relatives and false friends. This constriction could be read as REASONABLE, but it must be contrasted with the obvious ridiculous injunction of Mr.Collins “to throw off your unworthy child from your affection forever.” Again Austen’s irony is subtle here; while the ending seems to naturalize narrow and impenetrable boundaries, the earlier episodes question this move.
呵呵，说的是很曲径通幽，主要是抓住大方向
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[ 本帖最后由 azuresnoopy 于 2006-12-19 12:02 编辑 ]

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yuo answer is great.

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原帖由 云霎 于 2006-12-19 06:06 发表
个人认为： canvas=帆布—画布—背景—大环境，更广阔的视角

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恩,这个似乎明白一点了.