2021考研英語長難句復(fù)習(xí)（八十二）

　　

　　He sees the gradual disappearance of “whom,” for example, to be natural and no more regrettable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English.

　　Ps : But his primary task is not to think about the moral code any more than a businessman is expected to dedicate his energies to an exploration of rules of conduct in business.

　?、?Blaming the permissive 1960s is nothing new, but this is not yet another criticism against the decline in education.

　　② Mr. McWhorter’s academic speciality is language history and change, and he sees the gradual disappearance of “whom,” for example, to be natural and no more regrettable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English.

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　?、?論點：總)責(zé)備放縱的六十年代不是什么新鮮事，但這次算不上是對教育衰落的又一場批判。

　?、?例：分)麥荷特先生的學(xué)術(shù)專長在于語言史和語言演變。舉例來說，他認(rèn)為“whom”一詞的逐漸消失是自然的，并不比古英語中詞格的消失更讓人惋惜。