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[邁向高等學府]

Q5 to Q7:
In American Genesis, which covers
the century of technological innovation
in the United States beginning in 1876,
Line Thomas Hughes assigns special promi-
(5) nence to Thomas Edison as archetype
of the independent nineteenth-century
inventor. However, Hughes virtually
ignores Edison’s famous contemporary
and notorious adversary in
(10) the field of electric light and power,
George Westinghouse. This comparative
neglect of Westinghouse is
consistent with other recent historians’
works, although it marks an intriguing
(15) departure from the prevailing view
during the inventors’ lifetimes (and for
decades afterward) of Edison and
Westinghouse as the two “pioneer
innovators” of the electrical industry.
(20) My recent reevaluation of Westinghouse,
facilitated by materials found
in railroad archives, suggests that
while Westinghouse and Edison shared
important traits as inventors, they
(25) differed markedly in their approach to
the business aspects of innovation.
For Edison as an inventor, novelty
was always paramount: the overriding
goal of the business of innovation was
(30) simply to generate funding for new
inventions. Edison therefore undertook
just enough sales, product development,
and manufacturing to accomplish this.
Westinghouse, however, shared the
(35) attitudes of the railroads and other
industries for whom he developed
innovations: product development,
standardization, system, and order
were top priorities. Westinghouse
(40) thus better exemplifies the systematic
approach to technological development
that would become a hallmark of modern
corporate research and development.
The author of the passage implies that the shift away from the views of Westinghouse’s
contemporaries should be regarded as
A. a natural outgrowth of the recent revival of interest in Edison
B. a result of scholarship based on previously unknown documents
C. reflective of modern neglect of the views of previous generations
D. inevitable, given the changing trends in historical interpretations
E. surprising, given the stature that Westinghouse once had
Answer:E
為何答案為E呢？
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[cocaine]

This comparative
neglect of Westinghouse is
consistent with other recent historians’
works, although it marks an intriguing
(15) departure from the prevailing view
during the inventors’ lifetimes (and for
decades afterward) of Edison and
Westinghouse as the two “pioneer
innovators” of the electrical industry.

shift away from the views of Westinghouse’s contemporaries should be regarded as surprising, given the stature that Westinghouse once had

Westinghouse’s contemporaries == during the inventors’ lifetimes of Edison and Westinghouse
shift away == departure from the prevailing view
surpring == intriguing

[eggcake520]

The author of the passage implies that the shift away from the views of Westinghouse’s contemporaries should be regarded as
A. a natural outgrowth of the recent revival of interest in Edison
B. a result of scholarship based on previously unknown documents
C. reflective of modern neglect of the views of previous generations
D. inevitable, given the changing trends in historical interpretations
E. surprising, given the stature that Westinghouse once had
Answer:E

注意line 11-19:

This comparative
neglect of Westinghouse is
consistent with other recent historians’
works, although it marks an intriguing
(15) departure from the prevailing view
during the inventors’ lifetimes (and for
decades afterward) of Edison and
Westinghouse as the two “pioneer
innovators” of the electrical industry.

作者說Houghes給了Edison很高的評價，卻忽略了Westinghouse，這樣的看法與當代看法是相背離的( departure from the prevailing view )

題目問：The author of the passage implies that the shift away from the views of Westinghouse’s contemporaries should be regarded as
意思是問：背離Westinghouge當代的轉變應被視作？
E選項很好：
E. surprising, given the stature that Westinghouse once had

作者認為這樣的轉變是令人驚訝的，同時這樣的轉變應給予Westinghouse曾經有的stature(注意regared與given平衡啊...才看懂此句的)

同時，從整篇文章主旨乃作者對Westinghouse的reevaluation來看，作者對Westinghouse的態度是Positive，所以E選項是應該沒問題的...

拙見...歡迎指教！！

[eggcake520]

post完，想不到cocaine兄已先回覆此文了...
很高興跟co兄看法一致...

[cocaine]

post完，想不到cocaine兄已先回覆此文了...
很高興跟co兄看法一致...

拍謝啦..你解釋的比較仔細..非常漂亮嚕..

[eggcake520]

拜讀co兄..真的覺得co兄厲害啦...
我看就co爺好了...

[best555tw]

This comparative
neglect of Westinghouse is
consistent with other recent historians’
works, although it marks an intriguing
(15) departure from the prevailing view
during the inventors’ lifetimes (and for
decades afterward) of Edison and
Westinghouse as the two “pioneer
innovators” of the electrical industry.

這句話怎麼翻譯

it代表誰????

看不太懂......

[cocaine]

This comparative
neglect of Westinghouse is
consistent with other recent historians’
works, although it marks an intriguing
(15) departure from the prevailing view
during the inventors’ lifetimes (and for
decades afterward) of Edison and
Westinghouse as the two “pioneer
innovators” of the electrical industry.

這句話怎麼翻譯

it代表誰????

看不太懂......

不太會翻: 對於w這個人的忽略是一致於現在歷史家的研究,雖然這樣的忽略是令人有興趣,這樣觀點是脫離了現今觀點,在E and W 2位先鋒在電子產業的創新時代.

簡單說,就是以前某人對W這個人的一些忽視,是跟現在歷史家一樣, 這樣的看法是背離現今的觀點
大概是這樣吧..我不太會翻~~翻的不順

[superruby]

about the above traslaiton, thereis one point I want to correct-
prevailing view -> support "Edison and Westinghouse as two "pioneer innovators"
therefore , Thomas Huges's neglecting Westinghouse is surpring, becuase it differ from the prevailing view and the author's view

[A級垂耳兔]

This comparative
neglect of Westinghouse is
consistent with other recent historians’
works, although it marks an intriguing
(15) departure from the prevailing view
during the inventors’ lifetimes (and for
decades afterward) of Edison and
Westinghouse as the two “pioneer
innovators” of the electrical industry.

這句話怎麼翻譯

it代表誰????

看不太懂......

從上一句推敲...我想這句的意思是...
雖然故事(兩人對抗的故事)剛開始大家認為兩人都是電子產業的頂尖發明家....
但是H和其他的歷史學家一樣後面就相對忽視掉W這個人的貢獻~~~

[pimi]

在這跟大家分享這篇文章中的Edison以及Westinghouse
其實就是鼎鼎大名的愛迪生以及西屋先生
在19世紀, 兩位各為直流電以及交流電做支持
最後是以西屋先生的交流電獲勝
成為世界的標準電流

[CherrieLi]

請問C項為什麼不對呢?
另外, E選項前半段 surprising 我可以理解, 但後面 given the stature that Westinghouse once had....這是什麼意思呢??不懂???

[vanessabz]

(E) 的後半段given the stature that Westinghouse once had
應該是在說 給予Westinghouse高度水準的評價 他之前擁有的
(因為在兩位發明家一生都被認為是electrical industry的先驅者 但後來Westinghouse的被忽視了)
見line11~line19

[Huang Hsin-Yi]

我覺得答案是C耶!

The author of the passage implies that the shift away from the views of Westinghouse’s contemporaries should be regarded as
A. a natural outgrowth of the recent revival of interest in Edison
B. a result of scholarship based on previously unknown documents
C. reflective of modern neglect of the views of previous generations
D. inevitable, given the changing trends in historical interpretations
E. surprising, given the stature that Westinghouse once had
Answer:E

what are "views of Westinghouse’s contemporaries?"
W的同代認為w和E一樣重要
What is "shift"?
認為E比較重要

換言之,題目是問"shift"是什麼,因此答案不會是E

根據This comparative
neglect of Westinghouse is
consistent with other recent historians’
works, 這個對w的忽略和最近的歷史家一樣

although it marks an intriguing
(15) departure from the prevailing view
during the inventors’ lifetimes (and for
decades afterward) of Edison and
Westinghouse as the two “pioneer
innovators” of the electrical industry.
雖然它標記著對以前想法(認為兩個一樣重要)的有趣轉變

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The author of the passage implies that the shift away from the views of Westinghouse's contemporaries should be regarded as ?
從W當代人的觀點(E與W一樣)重要產生轉變，作者意涵(regard)這樣的轉變是？題目應該是shift的意義，不是問shift是什麼？
因為作者在第二段有寫出自己的觀點，有點W超過E的評價。
就是說W這麼好，怎麼現在的歷史學家評價卻是朝E一面倒，真令人驚訝呀！

correct me if I am wrong