第五讲

    Text Study
    Para. 9 After Webster, the most influential advocate of the separateness of American English was H.L. Mencken, whose book The American Language was first published in 1919. But the even more influential magazine The New Yorker, first published in 1925, insisted that contributors conform to the style of the H. W. Fowler’s very British Modern English Usage.

    influential
    adj. 有影响的,有势力的
    e.g.
    a. He is a very influential man in the government.
    他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。
    b. In his days, he was a very influential politician.
    他在走红时是非常有影响力的政治家。

    advocate
    n. 拥护者，提倡者
    e.g.
    He is an advocate of civil rights.
    他是公民权利的拥护者。
    vt. 提倡, 鼓吹
    e.g.
    Scientists advocate a reduction in saturated fats in the human diet.
    科学家们提倡人类饮食应减少对饱和脂肪的摄取。
    insist
    vt. 坚持, 强调 vi. 坚持，坚决认为 (on)
    insist 后接以that引导的宾语从句，表示强烈并持续地主张或要求（某物），常采用虚拟式should加动词原形表达（should可省略）。
    e.g.
    a. We insist that you (should) accept these gifts.
    我们坚决要求你收下这些礼物。
    insist on: 坚持, 坚决认为，执意（做）
    b. He insisted on giving me a second helping.
    他坚持再给我一次帮助。

    Contribute vt. 捐献，投稿，贡献
    e.g.
    a. He contributed 5＄ to the charity every payday.
    他每逢发薪日都捐5美元给慈善事业。
    b. He used to contribute to several charities.
    他过去常常捐助一些慈善团体。

    vi. 捐献，投稿，导致(to)
    e.g.
    a. Exercise contributes to better health.
    锻炼有助于健康。
    b. He often contributes to the school newspaper to express his own opinions.
    他经常投稿给校报以发表自己的观点。

    contributor: n. 投稿者；捐助者；贡献者

    Conform to
    符合, 遵照
    e.g.
    a. Freshmen were required to conform to the school rules although they had more
freedom than when they were in the high school.
    大一新生虽然有比他们在中学时更多的自由，但是也得遵守校规。

    b. The kinds of books in her library conform to her level of education.
    她的藏书种类和她的教育程度相符。

    c. The building does not conform to safety regulations. 这座建筑物不符合安全条例。

    d. Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears. 我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。
    New Yorker 是一份美国美知识、文艺类的综合杂志，内容覆盖新闻报道、文艺评论、散文、漫画、诗歌、小说，以及纽约文化生活动向等。
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    www.newyorker.com
    Para. 9 在韦伯斯特之后, 路易斯· 门肯则是提倡美式英语独立性的最有影响的人物, 他所著的《美国语言》于1919 年首次出版。但是更有影响力的杂志《纽约客》——1925 年首次出版——却坚持让投稿者遵循 H. W. 福勒的《现代英语用法词典》中那种带有明显英式英语特点的风格。