El cartel del museo (The museum label)
MCER B210 intervenciones
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Which point do they treat as uncertain?
The bowl's original purpose — Conocen el lugar del hallazgo y el aspecto de la superficie; la duda afecta al uso original de la pieza.
The bowl was found beside several ___ bowls.
plain — A describe los otros cuencos como plain, sin decoración. Es evidencia de contexto, no una prueba definitiva de función.
B wants the label to list every possible use of the bowl.
False — B responde I’m not suggesting that y propone una interpretación matizada con una razón breve.
Why might the discovery group be misleading about original use?
The bowls may have been stored together later — B ofrece la posibilidad de que se guardaran juntos mucho después de su uso. No afirma que eso sucediera, sino que impide concluir solo por la cercanía.
They agree to explain what is known before presenting the interpretation.
True — A resume el orden como facts first, interpretation second y B lo confirma con Exactly.
The suggested phrase is: it ___ have been used for special occasions.
may — La formulación propuesta contiene may have; expresa una interpretación posible, no un hecho demostrado.
Palabras que quizá no conozcas
- labelcartela explicativa
- plainsin decorar
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A The new label says this bowl was used for special occasions. Are we confident enough to say that?
B The decoration is unusually detailed, so it's a reasonable interpretation. But decoration alone doesn't tell us how often an object was used.
A We found it beside several plain bowls. Doesn't that strengthen the case?
B It does, although the group could have been stored together long after the bowls stopped being used. We should distinguish where we found it from how it was originally used.
A The label needs to be readable. If we include every possibility, visitors won't get through the first sentence.
B I'm not suggesting that. Say it may have been used for special occasions, then explain briefly what supports that view.
A Wouldn't may have make us sound unsure of everything?
B Only if we use it without explaining why. We know where the bowl was found and what its surface looks like. The uncertainty concerns its purpose.
A So facts first, interpretation second, with the reason for the distinction.
B Exactly. We can be concise without being more certain than the evidence allows. And if new evidence changes the interpretation, the label won't have presented it as an established fact.