language learning center · C2 · Lesson 2
Evaluating competing interpretations
Practice this topic in Chinese: Evaluating competing interpretations.
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
小雨
第一种解释很好地说明了语气，却无法解释事件顺序。
The first interpretation explains the tone well, but not the sequence of events.
马克
第二种解释符合时间线，但假设了一种尚未证实的意图。
The second fits the chronology, although it assumes an unproven intention.
小雨
第三种解读把两项证据结合起来，同时不勉强解释任何一项。
A third reading integrates both pieces of evidence without forcing either.
马克
它的优势在于解释力，弱点则在于不够简约。
Its advantage is explanatory; its weakness is that it is less parsimonious.
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
第一种解释很好地说明了语气，却无法解释事件顺序。
The first interpretation explains the tone well, but not the sequence of events.
第一种解释很好地说明了语气，却无法解释事件顺序。
第二种解释符合时间线，但假设了一种尚未证实的意图。
The second fits the chronology, although it assumes an unproven intention.
第二种解释符合时间线，但假设了一种尚未证实的意图。
第三种解读把两项证据结合起来，同时不勉强解释任何一项。
A third reading integrates both pieces of evidence without forcing either.
第三种解读把两项证据结合起来，同时不勉强解释任何一项。
它的优势在于解释力，弱点则在于不够简约。
Its advantage is explanatory; its weakness is that it is less parsimonious.
它的优势在于解释力，弱点则在于不够简约。
在出现新证据之前，我暂时倾向于这种解读。
I favour it provisionally, pending new evidence.
在出现新证据之前，我暂时倾向于这种解读。
Notice, try, and speak
Which Chinese sentence has this meaning: “The first interpretation explains the tone well, but not the sequence of events.”
Make it yours
Say the five Chinese turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.
Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.
Use it with someone
Use this Chinese in a real conversation
- 1. 第一种解释很好地说明了语气，却无法解释事件顺序。
- 2. 第二种解释符合时间线，但假设了一种尚未证实的意图。
- 3. 第三种解读把两项证据结合起来，同时不勉强解释任何一项。
- 4. 它的优势在于解释力，弱点则在于不够简约。
- 5. 在出现新证据之前，我暂时倾向于这种解读。