VOCABULÁRIO – UNPRECEDENTED SUFFERING vs. UNTOLD SUFFERING – CEBRASPE-2018-MPPI-ANALISTA-TI – LÍNGUA INGLESA.

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• TEXT:

When reflecting on the Fourth Industrial Revolution I cannot help but think I'm in one of Isaac Asimov’s novels. In his Foundation series he starts off with a mathematician who develops a branch of mathematics that can predict the future, but only on a large scale. He foresees the imminent fall of the Galactic Empire, which will result in untold suffering and human misery, which could be averted.

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Oscar Van Heerden. The rise of the machines: Are we ready to participate in the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

In: Daily Maverick News. Internet: (adapted).

(CESPE-CEBRASPE-2018-MPPI-ANALISTA-TI):

Judge the following items, concerning the vocabulary used in text.

(  ). The phrase unprecedented suffering conveys the same idea as "untold suffering" (R.6).

Resposta :  Errado

- Questão sobre VOCABULÁRIO:

➦ UNPRECEDENTED SUFFERING significa sofrimento sem precedentes (nunca visto).

➦ UNTOLD SUFFERING significa sofrimento incalculável (enorme, imenso, que não se conta).

➦ NO TEXTO:

• [...] He foresees the imminent fall of the Galactic Empire, which will result in untold suffering and human misery, which could be averted. - Ele prevê a queda iminente do Império Galáctico, que resultará em sofrimento incalculável e miséria humana, que poderia ser evitada.

➦ CONCLUSÃO:

• UNPRECEDENTED SUFFERING e UNTOLD SUFFERING não significam a mesma coisa, ou seja, transmitem IDEIAS DIFERENTES.