英語(yǔ)六級(jí)攻克閱讀關(guān)鍵句232. Our linguistic (語(yǔ)言上的) and cultural blindn

232. Our linguistic (語(yǔ)言上的) and cultural blindness and the casualness with which we take notice of the developed tastes, gestures, customs and languages of other countries, are losing us friends, business and respect in the world.

譯文　我們?cè)谡Z(yǔ)言和文化上的無(wú)知，以及在對(duì)待其他國(guó)家的高等品位、手勢(shì)、習(xí)俗和語(yǔ)言上的漫不經(jīng)心，使我們?cè)趪?guó)際上的朋友和生意減少了，地位也降低了。

點(diǎn)睛　本句的主干是Our linguistic and cultural blindness and the casualness...are losing us friends, business and respect...。其中，which引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾casualness。

linguistic意為“語(yǔ)言上的；語(yǔ)言學(xué)的”。如：

The ability to write is a supreme test of linguistic competence. 寫作能力是對(duì)語(yǔ)言能力最高形式的檢測(cè)。

casualness意為“隨便，漫不經(jīng)心”。如：

After all, in the very casualness of Gatsby's party there were romantic possibilities totally absent from her world. 話又說(shuō)回來(lái)，正是在蓋茨比的晚會(huì)隨意的氣氛中，存在著她自己的世界所完全沒(méi)有的種種浪漫的可能。

考點(diǎn)歸納　與notice有關(guān)的短語(yǔ)還有：

take notice of意為“關(guān)注；理會(huì)”。如：

They take a lot more notice of him now that his star is in the ascendant. 由于他正走紅，他們更加關(guān)注他了。

give notice意為“通知；預(yù)告”。如：

Fireman knows nothing about your plans. You'll tell him as soon as you're ready to give notice. 法爾曼對(duì)你的計(jì)劃一無(wú)所知。你一旦準(zhǔn)備就緒就要告訴他。

come to one's notice意為“引起某人的注意”。如：

She did such things to come to his notice. 她做這樣的事情是為了引起他的注意。