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2020-2021学年北师大版(2019)必修一模块综合检测 3
The guy who tried to edit English
The English vocabulary is not only huge, but also full of words that mean practically the same thing. Get, obtain, acquire. Shine, gleam, glow, sparkle.
That was the thinking of a British writer named C. K. Ogden, who in the 1930s proposed (提议) a new form of English with a vocabulary of just 850 words. He called the project Basic English.
Ogden arrived at his 850word list through experimentation, rephrasing texts over and over until he was satisfied. The words he finally included were not necessarily the shortest or most concrete. Because any verbal idea could be expressed with a small number of" operators" —words like come, go, get, take, have, make, be, and do. Ogden argued that most verbs were unnecessary. In Basic English, eat is" have a meal", and forget is" go from memory".
Winston Churchill was a fan of the concept as a way to get foreigners to speak English, and he encouraged the BBC to use it. Roosevelt, who expressed mild interest, joked that Churchill's famous speech about offering his" blood, toil, tears, and sweat" to his country wouldn't have been so exciting if he" had been able to offer the British people only blood, work, eye water, and face water, which I understand is the best that Basic English can do with five famous words. "
Churchill didn't use it either. When seeking to express ourselves, we don't necessarily need fewer words; we need the right words. So it's to our benefit to have a large supply on hand.
A. Do we really need them all?
B. How many words are there in English?
C. Ogden himself didn't actually use Basic English.
D. Plenty of seemingly basic words did not make the list at all.
E. He also tried to persuade President Franklin Roosevelt to promote it.
F. He believed it would make the language more efficient and easier to learn.
G. Despite attention from world leaders, Basic English never got very far off the drawing board.
A. I've never regretted it. B. Always look at the bright side. C. Do not envy people who are happy. D. Stop asking for everyone's approval. E. Inner peace can lead to happiness, so smile more often. F. Here are a few tips for increasing happiness in daily life. G. It is usually experienced at a special moment. |
What is happiness? When you can feel inner peace and satisfaction, you are happy. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} This usually happens when we do something we love or achieve something that we value. It is our opinions that make us feel happy or unhappy. All of us constantly go through various situations or conditions, but we do not have to let them influence our reactions and feelings. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
Try hard to make a change of the way you look at things. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} That means looking at the good and positive side of every situation. Pay attention to solutions, not problems. Listen to relaxing and uplifting music. Watch funny and interesting programs that make you laugh.
Always look at what you have done and not at what you haven't done. Look at what you can do, not at what you cannot do. Each day do at least one act to make others happy. When you make someone happy, you'll become happy, and then people will try to make you happy. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} On the contrary, be happy for their happiness. Communicate with happy people and try to learn from them to be happy. Remember, do your best to stay detached (冷静的) when things do not occur as intended and desired. Detachment has much to do with inner peace. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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