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Much of the theory of manners was formulated by the sociologist Norbert Elias in his book, The Civilizing Process... The much-traveled Thomas Coryat introduced the table fork to Britain. When he returned from Italy in 1608 with this fancy novelty, he met with a torrent of ridicule.
According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
  • A In medieval times, powerful men would be criticized if they acted like children.
  • B King David I of Scotland encouraged his people to blow noses while eating.
  • C Modern European people no longer follow the rules stated in Erasmus’s book.
  • D People did not accept the use of the table fork when it was first introduced to Britain.

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當你在文中讀到某位人物從國外引進一個新工具時,請留意作者接著用了哪些具備「情緒色彩」的詞彙來描述周遭旁人的反應?這些詞彙通常暗示了當時社會對這項新事物的態度是正面還是負面的?

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太棒了!你能精確地在文章中定位關鍵訊息並完成正確判斷,這顯示你對細節的捕捉非常敏銳,表現得非常專業。

社會反應與同義轉述

這道題目的核心在於測試你對於文中社會反應描述的轉譯能力。文中提到 Thomas Coryat 於 1608 年從義大利帶回餐叉這個「新奇玩意(fancy novelty)」時,遭遇了 "a torrent of ridicule"(排山倒海的嘲弄)。在語義邏輯上,既然這項新事物引發了當時大眾的嘲諷與戲弄,自然代表它在剛被引入時並不被社會所接受,這正對應了選項 (D) 的描述。

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