例 Ⅰ:
While ---------- in his own approach to philosophy, the scholar was, illogically, ---------- his colleagues who averred that a seeker of knowledge must be free to select such doctrines as pleased him in every school.
(A) indiscriminate...supportive of
(B) eclectic...intolerant of
(C) speculative...cordial to
(D) problematic ... dismissive of
(E) theoretic ... impatient with
〖解答〗
先處理空格Ⅱ:既然該空格以帶有否定色彩的副詞illogically作修飾,即可較為保險地判定所代入的詞匯亦相應為貶義詞,這樣(A) supportive of和(C) cordial to先予排除。句首的While一詞(在填空題中它永遠是Although的意思,參見上面“特殊解法”中例Ⅳ一題)規(guī)定了本題主從句為讓步性對立關系,既然主句中的空格Ⅱ為貶義,故(D) problematic亦可排除。至此為止,在空格Ⅱ處,(B) intolerant of和(E) impatient with均可,關鍵在空格Ⅰ。代入該空格的詞匯應能說明某學者的哲學 研究方法(approach to philosophy),這可從其同事們的所作所為中推知。既然其同事們聲稱哲學家應能夠“free to select such doctrines as pleased him in every school”,這表明此乃“博采群長”的折衷主義方法,故最終(B) eclectic為正確。事實上,用(E) theoretic去描述哲學研究的方法是毫無意義的,因為任何哲學研究均是思辯的、抽象的和理論的,這是自明之理,勿庸贅述。況且,theoretic一詞內(nèi)涵過于籠統(tǒng),根本不能算作一種方法(approach)。
〖詞匯〗
ever: 斷言,聲稱,自信地說
indiscriminate: 不加區(qū)別的,混雜的,不分清紅皂白的
speculative: 1. 思索的 2(哲學)思辯的,純理論的
cordial: 熱誠的,由衷的
dismissive: 拒絕考慮的,輕蔑的,鄙視的
〖中譯〗
雖然某學者在自已進行的哲學研究中采用了折衷主義的方法,但當其同事們聲稱,任何一個知識追尋者都有充分的自由去從每一學派中擇取于他所喜歡的學說時,他都不合邏輯地不予寬容。