A Recent Erymology of the Word "Culture"“文

题型:填空题

问题:


A Recent Erymology of the Word "Culture"“文化”一词的新词源
Look in an old dictionary—say, a pre-1960 Webster’s—and you’ll likely find a definition of culture (1) looks something like this: "1.The cultivation of soil. 2.The raising, improvement, or development of some plant, animal (2) product. " This use of the word has its roots in the ancient Latin word cultura, "cultivation" or "tending," and (3) entrance into the English language had begun by the year 1430. By the time the Webster’s definition above was (4) , another definition had begun to take precedence over the old Latin denotation; culture was coming to mean "the training, (5) , and refinement of mind, tastes, and manners" (Oxford English Dictionary). The OED traces this definition, which today we associate (6) the phrase "high culture," back as far as 1805; by the middle of the 20th century, it was (7) becoming the word’s primary definition.
However, if you try a more modem source, like the American Heritage English Dictionary, (8) find a primary definition of culture which is substantially different than either of the two given above: "The totality (9) socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought. " Why such a (10) , and in such a (relatively) short period of time Well, in the past 40 years, the use of the (11) "culture" has been heavily influenced by the academic fields of sociology and cultural anthropology. These fields have gradually brought (12) was once a minor definition of culture (the last of eight definitions given in the old 1958 Webster’s quoted (13) ) into the mainstream.
It is easy to imagine how the US society which was so focused on "socially transmitted (14) patterns" in the sixties would come to need a word to describe the object of its interest. The civil (15) movement during this era brought everyone’s attention to bear on cultural differences within US society, while the Vietnam War (16) to emphasize the position of the US culture in relation to other world cultures.
Over time, these new uses (17) the word culture have eclipsed its older meanings, those associated with cultivation of the land and the production of (18) . You might say that an aspect of US culture over the past 40 years is its fascination with the (19) of culture itself—a fascination which has brought about many changes in the way we speak and the (20) of words which we commonly use.

考点:翻译专业资格考试翻译三级笔译(综合能力)翻译三级笔译综合能力
题型:填空题

下列省区中,煤、铁、石油储量都很丰富的是 [      ]

A.吉林、四川

B.辽宁、河北

C.山西、湖南

D.江西、山东

题型:填空题

()的重台戏是喝分岁酒,吃团年饭。

A.春节

B.除夕

C.元宵

D.中秋

题型:填空题

影响间歇性接地电弧过电压的主要因素有()。

A.电弧过程的随机性

B.导线相间电容的影响

C.电网损耗电阻

D.对地绝缘的泄漏电导

题型:填空题

香港的《建筑地盘(安全)规例》内规定,建筑地盘内雇用多少的工人,便须有一名合资格的急救人员?()

A.30-99名

B.40-99名

C.100名

题型:填空题

PVA200KW的空压机电机空载电流一般占额定电流的()。而4KW的搅拌电机的空载电流占额定电流的50%~70%。

更多题库