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The purpose of classics

机译：经典的目的

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WHY STUDY classical languages? Fora long time the reason was clear: there wasn't much else to read. Medieval Europe read and wrote in Latin, even as its spoken form had changed so much it had become early French and Spanish. During the Renaissance the rediscovery of Greek made it essential for the cultured to know it too. From there, "classics" had momentum: even as people started writing in their vernaculars, they still learned Latin and Greek, until those languages became a mark of education itself. And since education was limited to the upper classes and clergy, they became synonymous with power. In Britain, the classics carry the cachet of the posh schools where they have predominantly been taught. Boris Johnson, the latest Old Etonian prime minister, enjoys showing off with snatches of Greek.
机译：为什么要学习古典语言？长期以来，原因很明显：没有太多其他需要阅读的内容。中世纪的欧洲人用拉丁语读写，即使其口语形式发生了很大变化，也已成为早期的法语和西班牙语。在文艺复兴时期，希腊人的重新发现使文化人士也必须知道它。从那里开始，“经典”势头强劲：即使人们开始用乡土语言写作，他们仍然学习拉丁语和希腊语，直到这些语言成为教育本身的标志。而且由于教育仅限于上层阶级和神职人员，因此它们成为权力的代名词。在英国，经典经不起那些主要被教导的时髦学校的声望。老伊顿时代的最新任总理鲍里斯·约翰逊（Boris Johnson）喜欢抢夺希腊人的风头。

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    《The economist》 |2020年第9192期|69-69|共1页
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