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It seems incredible to me that Latin is not taught in schools as a matter of course, especially in a country that is forever lam
It seems incredible to me that Latin is not taught in schools as a matter of course, especially in a country that is forever lam
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2015-02-17
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It seems incredible to me that Latin is not taught in schools as a matter of course, especially in a country that is forever
lamenting
its own(undeniable)mediocrity when it comes to speaking foreign languages. As a 13-year-old, I hardly approached my own Latin lessons with anything resembling enthusiasm—I might have been keener if Aeneas went to the shops occasionally—but I am terrifically grateful I had them, all the same.
The benefits are many. Having a basic grounding in Latin makes learning Romance languages a doddle(轻而易举的事): the fact that I speak English plus three others has less to do with any genetic predisposition—I was hopeless at learning Russian—than with an understanding of the root and
provenance
of Latin-derived words.
It would be impossible to have a
smattering
of Latin and find oneself stuck in Italy, provided one managed to persuade the speaker to slow down a bit. And the reason I can(arguably)just a-bout string a sentence together in English—which isn’t my first language—has a great deal to do with understanding, through Latin, the way sentences and grammar work.
Latin also has its own pleasing internal logic: you follow the rules and you get the answer. And I really believe that if you know Latin, you half-speak French already. The British used not to be appalling at languages: my theory is that they only became so during the past century, when Latin stopped being widely taught.
Detractors(恶意批评者)might point out that there is little use in learning a dead language. But Latin is not dead; it’s everywhere. It makes the kind of people who never use two short words when six big ones will do
intelligible
. It demystifies jargon and legalese. It helps with crosswords. It even forces those of us who are pathologically illogical to think logically every once in a while: I remember the pleasure I felt at school, during Latin translation, when I realized I could create order and sense out of apparent chaos.
Really, Latin’s useful applications are manifold. Watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? a few weeks ago, I noticed that the question which felled the contestant would almost certainly not have stumped him had he had some Latin. Of all the possible answers, only one had a Latin root that echoed the question. From Cicero to Chris Tarrant in a few easy steps, you can’t say more modern or less dusty than that.
As a teenager, the author______.
选项
A、had a keen interest in Latin
B、had never showed any interest in Latin
C、quit soon after he took the Latin course
D、was satisfied with his or her Latin course
答案
D
解析
根据文中第一段的内容“As a 13一year-old,I hardly approached my own Latin lessonswith anything resembling enthusiasm-I might have been keener if Aeneas went to the shops occasionally—but I am terrifically grateful I had them,all the same.”可知,作者开始时对拉丁语没有热情,但是后来非常感激上了拉丁语的课程,所以D项“对他/她的拉丁语课程非常满意”符合题意。A项“对拉丁语有强烈的兴趣”,B项“对拉丁语从没有显示过兴趣”,从文中内容可以看出作者开始对拉丁语没有兴趣,后来应该是有兴趣了,所以A、B两项都不正确;C项“上拉丁语课程不久就放弃了”,这个在文中没有提到。
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