They give meaning to the facts. And becausethey have different interests and differentunderstanding of human motivation andhumanbehavior which inturn isdue totheir differentbackground in age, sex, race, class, education,religion, politics,etc,they tend not only to beinterested in differentfactsbut alsointerpretthe same facts differently. The two historianstherefore emphasizethe importanceofunderstanding thehistoriansapproachperspective and philosophy ratherthanthefactstheyhaveusedorleftout
❖ They give meaning to the facts. And because they have different interests and different understanding of human motivation and human behavior which in turn is due to their different background in age, sex, race, class, education, religion, politics, etc, they tend not only to be interested in different facts but also interpret the same facts differently. The two historians therefore emphasize the importance of understanding the historians’ approach, perspective and philosophy rather than the facts they have used or left out
Detailed discussion1....to the study of history by way of a fat textbookand becomequicklyimmersedin...bywayof:throughfat: here means“"thick",It is not polite to saysomebody is fat.A more polite way is to say thathe/she isoverweiaht orheavy.Stout means strongand slightly fat. For children and women who areslightly and pleasantly fat, we can use the wordplump.Anotherpleasant wordforbabiesandchildrenis chubby.Thestrongest word is obeseanditis alsothe wordusedoftenbydoctors
Detailed discussion ❖ 1.to the study of history by way of a fat textbook and become quickly immersed in. by way of: through fat: here means “thick”. It is not polite to say somebody is fat. A more polite way is to say that he/she is overweight or heavy. Stout means strong and slightly fat. For children and women who are slightly and pleasantly fat, we can use the word plump. Another pleasant word for babies and children is chubby. The strongest word is obese and it is also the word used often by doctors
to be immersed in:to be completely covered orsubmerged in a liquid; to be deeply involved orabsorbed1)Theideaistohavethe students immersedinan ideal learning environment2)Toan outsider,those who are immersed inapowerstruggle look very silly2.data:theplural form ofdatummedium (media);curriculum (curricula);stratum(strata); bacterium (bacteria); criterion (criteria)phenomenon(phenomena)
to be immersed in: to be completely covered or submerged in a liquid; to be deeply involved or absorbed 1) The idea is to have the students immersed in an ideal learning environment. 2) To an outsider, those who are immersed in a power struggle look very silly. 2.data: the plural form of datum medium (media); curriculum (curricula); stratum (strata); bacterium (bacteria); criterion (criteria); phenomenon (phenomena)
3.More orless:almost:to an undetermineddegree,e.g.1)Thisproblemismoreorlesssettled2)Theymoreorlessagreetoreopentheirdiscussionsaboutthe borderdisputeThis phrase also means "approximately", e.gOur average annual incomeby that time willbe4.000UsD,moreorless
3.More or less: almost; to an undetermined degree, e.g. 1) This problem is more or less settled. 2) They more or less agree to reopen their discussions about the border dispute. This phrase also means “approximately”, e.g. Our average annual income by that time will be 4,000 USD, more or less