La didascalia del museo (The museum label)
QCER B210 battute
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Which point do they treat as uncertain?
The bowl's original purpose — Conoscono il luogo del ritrovamento e l’aspetto della superficie; il dubbio riguarda l’uso originario dell’oggetto.
The bowl was found beside several ___ bowls.
plain — A descrive le altre ciotole come plain, senza decorazioni. È un indizio di contesto, non una prova definitiva della funzione.
B wants the label to list every possible use of the bowl.
False — B risponde I’m not suggesting that e propone un’interpretazione prudente con una breve motivazione.
Why might the discovery group be misleading about original use?
The bowls may have been stored together later — B presenta la possibilità che fossero state conservate insieme molto dopo il loro uso. Non afferma che sia successo; mostra perché la vicinanza non basta.
They agree to explain what is known before presenting the interpretation.
True — A riassume l’ordine come facts first, interpretation second e B conferma con Exactly.
The suggested phrase is: it ___ have been used for special occasions.
may — La formulazione proposta contiene may have; esprime un’interpretazione possibile, non un fatto dimostrato.
Parole che forse non conosci
- labeldidascalia
- plainsenza decorazioni
Vedere la trascrizione
Aprila quando ci hai già provato: leggerla prima trasforma questo in una lettura.
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.