Belittle的由来
<p><span word="Todays">Todays</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="belittle">belittle</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p>今天要谈到的单词是<span word="belittle">belittle</span>(贬低、轻视)。美国第三任总统托马斯?杰斐逊首次使用这个词。</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="naturalist">naturalist</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Count">Count</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Buffon">Buffon</span>, <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="Count">Count</span> <span word="Buffon">Buffon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span>."</p><p>许多年前，法国博物学家布丰伯爵写了一些有关自然史的书。这些书大获成功，尽管有些评论家不喜欢它们。有些人批评说，&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;布丰伯爵与其说是一个科学家，不如说是一个诗人。</p><p><span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Count">Count</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="wonders">wonders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="World">World</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Count">Count</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="wonders">wonders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unimportant">unimportant</span>.</p><p>杰斐逊不喜欢伯爵对新大陆自然奇观的说法。在杰弗逊看来，伯爵对美洲自然奇观的描述脱离了他一贯的方式，似乎它们无足轻重。</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="naturalist">naturalist</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span>, <span word="inventor">inventor</span>, <span word="historian">historian</span>, <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="politician">politician</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="wonders">wonders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="World">World</span>.</p><p>这让杰弗逊非常气恼。他也是一个博物学家，同时还是农民，发明家，历史学家，作家和政治家。他曾纵览欧洲自然奇观。对他来说，那些并不比新大陆的自然奇观强多少。</p>
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