A legenda do museu (The museum label)
QECR B210 intervenções
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Which point do they treat as uncertain?
The bowl's original purpose — Conhecem o local da descoberta e o aspeto da superfície; a dúvida diz respeito ao uso original da peça.
The bowl was found beside several ___ bowls.
plain — A descreve as outras taças como plain, sem decoração. É evidência de contexto, não uma prova definitiva da função.
B wants the label to list every possible use of the bowl.
False — B responde I’m not suggesting that e propõe uma interpretação prudente com uma razão breve.
Why might the discovery group be misleading about original use?
The bowls may have been stored together later — B apresenta a possibilidade de terem sido guardadas juntas muito depois do seu uso. Não afirma que isso aconteceu; mostra por que a proximidade não basta.
They agree to explain what is known before presenting the interpretation.
True — A resume a ordem como facts first, interpretation second e B confirma com Exactly.
The suggested phrase is: it ___ have been used for special occasions.
may — A formulação proposta contém may have; exprime uma interpretação possível, não um facto demonstrado.
Palavras que talvez não conheças
- labellegenda explicativa
- plainsem decoração
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Abre-a quando já tiveres tentado: lê-la antes transforma isto numa leitura.
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.