Metaphors Para Jumble
CAT 2019 Slot 1 · VARC · Hard · Verbal Ability
The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) given below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequence of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbers as your answer.
- Metaphors may map to similar meanings across languages, but their subtle differences can have a profound effect on our understanding of the world.
- Latin scholars point out carpe diem is a horticultural metaphor that, particularly seen in the context of its source, is more accurately translated as "plucking the day," evoking the plucking and gathering of ripening fruits or flowers, enjoying a moment that is rooted in the sensory experience of nature, unrelated to the force implied in seizing.
- The phrase carpe diem, which is often translated as "seize the day and its accompanying philosophy, has gone on to inspire countless people in how they live their lives and motivates us to see the world a little differently from the norm
- It's an example of one of the more telling ways that we mistranslate metaphors from one language to another, revealing in the process our hidden assumptions about what we really value.
Answer
3241
Explanation
Sentence 3 introduces 'carpe diem' and its common translation ('seize the day'). Sentence 2 offers the contrasting accurate Latin translation ('plucking the day'). Sentence 4 states that this is an example of mistranslating metaphors. Sentence 1 generalizes the main takeaway about metaphors across languages. Thus, 3241.
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