雅思閱讀：從文章改編看雅思閱讀

 大家都知道的文章通常都是從雜志或者書上面摘取下來經(jīng)過編輯之后構(gòu)成的適合用來考試的文章。每篇文章的出處在劍橋最后一頁的acknowledgement當中就有體現(xiàn)，今天呢我們想用劍13中的一篇文章來從不同的角度我們的閱讀可以怎么樣去進行備考。

這篇閱讀文章是TEST2的PASSAGE1，題目是Bringing cinnamon to Europe， 原文出自于Troy David Osborne寫的A taste of paradise: cinnamon, 收藏于University of Minnesota Libraries。以下是文章前兩段的對比。

原文：Cinnamon does not instantly spring to mind when one thinks of the spices that spurred European expansion into Asia during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Usually, the trade in cloves, nutmeg and mace dominates discussions of the luxury goods that allowed sailors and merchants to amass fortunes and encouraged further European domination of the Indian Ocean trade routes and the production of spices. In addition to the aforementioned, the capture of the cinnamon trade was also a goal for the early modern Europeans.

The consumption of cinnamon already had a long history in Europe by the time that the Portuguese arrived at Ceylon, the source of the spice, in the early years of the sixteenth century. Cinnamon is mentioned in several books of the Bible, for instance as an ingredient in Moses’ anointing oils and as a token of friendship between lovers or friends. In ancient Rome, mourners burnt cinnamon in funeral pyres in order to cover the scent of burning flesh. Emperor Nero consumed a year’s worth of the spice in the pyre for his wife Poppaea in 65AD. Most often, however, the spice found its primary use as an additive to food, and in the Middle Ages it was a status symbol for Europe’s Elites.

Those people who would afford the spice used it in meals for flavor and to impress those around them with their ability to purchase a condiment from the ‘exotic’ East. … …

劍橋：Cinnamon is a sweet, fragrant spice produced from the inner bark of trees of the genus Cinnamomum, which is native to the Indian sub-continent. It was known in biblical times, and is mentioned in several books of the Bible, both as an ingredient that was mixed with oils for anointing people’s bodies, and also as a token indicating friendship among lovers and friends. In ancient Rome, mourners attending funerals burnt cinnamon to create a pleasant scent. Most often, however, the spice found its primary use as an additive to food and drink. In the Middle-Ages, Europeans who could afford use spice used it to flavor food, particularly meat, and to impress those around them with their ability to purchase an expensive condiment from the ‘exotic’ East. … …

從上面對比中我們可以看出：

1. 兩篇文章用了完全不一樣的開頭，主要是因為像中國等地區(qū)的學生對于cinnamon這個東西是沒有什么概念的，所以劍橋的文章里首先做了一個簡單的介紹，而不像是原文一來就給了一個歷史的背景。

2. 劍橋的文章在一些比較專業(yè)的詞當中做了刪減，比如Bible那個例子中，原文中的Moses摩西(圣經(jīng)故事中猶太人的領(lǐng)袖)就被刪減了，另外一個Emperor Nero(古羅馬皇帝尼祿)的例子就被直接刪減了;

3. 在原文比較重復或者隱晦的地方會進行改寫。比如原文中說“mourners burnt cinnamon in funeral pyres in order to cover the scent of burning flesh”就改成了“mourners attending funerals burnt cinnamon to create a pleasant scent”，掩蓋肉的味道就是創(chuàng)造一個好聞的味道，這就是將意義表達的更加具體。 而在原文第二段的最后一句“and in the Middle Ages it was a status symbol for Europe’s elites”直接被刪除了，因為整個后面的內(nèi)容其實都是在具體描寫這個部分。

總體來看，的文章在進行改寫的時候都是朝著簡潔、明確以及沒有背景障礙的角度來進行的，那么大家在的時候也不需要太過于擔心背景知識，但是文章中的生詞還是需要盡量都掌握。本期關(guān)于改變就給大家江街道這里，祝愿同學們能夠早日考到理想的，和雅思徹底分手！如果銅須門額正在備考雅思需要西安雅思課程的幫助，

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