研究生英语阅读教程(基础级)第三版-课后习题(翻译)答案-Lesson-1-2.pdfVIP

Lesson 1 Lesson 1 1. For English is a killer. It is English that has killed off Cumbric, Cornish, 1. For English is a killer. It is English that has killed off Cumbric, Cornish, Norn and Manx. Norn and Manx. There are still parts of these islands where sizeable communities speak There are still parts of these islands where sizeable communities speak languages that were there before English. Yet English is everywhere in languages that were there before English. Yet English is everywhere in everyday use and understood by all or virtually all, constituting such a everyday use and understood by all or virtually all, constituting such a threat to the three remaining Celtic languages, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and threat to the three remaining Celtic languages, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Welsh...that their long-term future must be considered...very greatly at Welsh...that their long-term future must be considered...very greatly at risk. risk. 因为英语是个杀手。正是英语造成了康瑞克、康尼施、诺恩、曼科斯等语言 因为英语是个杀手。正是英语造成了康瑞克、康尼施、诺恩、曼科斯等语言 的消亡。在其中一部分岛上还有相当多的人使用在英语到来之前就已存在的语 的消亡。在其中一部分岛上还有相当多的人使用在英语到来之前就已存在的语 言。然而 ，英语在 日常生活中无处不在。所有的人或几乎所有的人都懂英语。英 言。然而 ，英语在 日常生活中无处不在。所有的人或几乎所有的人都懂英语。英 语对现存的凯尔特语——爱尔兰语、苏格兰盖尔语及威尔士语的威胁是如此之 语对现存的凯尔特语——爱尔兰语、苏格兰盖尔语及威尔士语的威胁是如此之 大，它们的未来岌岌可危。 大，它们的未来岌岌可危。 2. He also associated such policies with a prej udice which he calls 2. He also associated such policies with a prej udice which he calls linguicism (a condition linguicism (a condition parallel to racism and sexism).As Phillipson sees it, leading institutions parallel to racism and sexism).As Phillipson sees it, leading institutions and individuals within the predominantly white English-speaking world, and individuals w