TPO8 综合
The lecture apparently disputes the points illustrated in the readingmaterial. According to the passage, many critics suggests that itwas not real that the events distored by Chevalier in his memoir.(the eventswere distorted by Chevalier in his memoir) However, the lecturestates that although no memoir can possibly be correct in every detail details, but the Chevalier’s memoir is accurate overall due to the reliable sources.
First of all, the professor claims that Chevalier had so much wealth thathe could spend lots of money on parties and gambling. The reason why heborrowed money from the merchant is that he sold first thenwaited money to arrive after a few days. (he sold first是什么意思?? theChevalier was rich in assets but poor in cash while he was living in Switzerland,he occasionally had to borrow funds to pay for expensive recreationalactivities)This(Borrowing money) does not mean he ispoor. In contrast, the reading passage points out that he was poor because heoften borrowed money. So the lecture totally disagrees with the view made inthe reading passage.
Second, the passage demonstrates thatit is impossible to capture the conversation talked(taken) many years ago. In the lecture, theprofessor admits when Chevalier met Voltaive, he wrote down what he couldremember about the conversation immediately each night. So later the notesbecame the important source of his menoir(memoir). Finally, the passage raises the issue that Chevalier offer a bribe toprison jailers so that he could escaped from the notorious prison. Theprofessor opposes to the writer's expectation. He asserts thatthose prisoners recognized more powerful friends were not able to bribe tofreedom. The good evidence of he escaped by himself is that the governmentdocuments about an old prison room repaired,Chevalier’s room(about the repairing note of the ceiling of Chevalier’s room ), which indicates that exactly he did as (+what) he said, content that explicitly contradicts that passage.
In conclusion, compared with the author, the lecturer gives contradictoryopinions concerning the accuary(accuracy) of the memoir wrote by Chevalier.
刺猬写到的细节比我多呢,最后那段bribed his way out of a prison这个细节我好像听漏了,总体很不错哇~
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