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The reading passage contends that the function of antlers can be fully explained by three theories. On the other hand, the lecturer brings up several points to contradict this argument.
First, the speaker argues that male deer (그 자체로 복수형입니다. 물론 예외적으로 deers 가 쓰이는 경우가 있긴 하지만요. 다 바꿔드릴텐데 만약에 지문에서 deers 라고 했으면 그냥 원래대로 두시면 돼요!) use a variety of methods to establish dominance in competition for mates. This refutes the reading passage's claim that antlers play a key role in attracting mates. For example, males can use vocalization or body postures to attract females. Also, the speaker mentions that female deers often select males that have small antlers even when males having large antlers are available. This casts doubt on the writer's claim that female deers prefer to mate with males that have with (with 가 연속해서 쓰이는 것은 그렇게 좋지 못하겠죠.) large antlers.
Second, according to the lecturer, it is wrong to say that male deers use their antlers to mark their territories on trees. The reason is that deers detect each others' territories by scent, not by the visual marks. Also, deers can rub their antlers against trees or bushes in order to remove the outer skin of antlers, not to make warning signals. This counters the reading passage's argument that deers use antlers to create visual marks on trees to indicate their territories.
The final point made by the lecturer is that there is no reason to assume that antlers function as a defensive mechanism. If antlers had been used to defend, they could have existed all year around, but they shed in winter. Also, female deers raise their offsprings without protection from males males' protections, and most of them do not have antlers, which means antlers are not needed to defend themselves or their offsprings. This refutes the reading passage's assertion that deers use antlers to protect themselves from predators.
총평: 두 지문을 깔끔하게 잘 정리하고 비교해주신 편이긴 한데, 두 번째 문단의 경우 리스닝-리딩-리스닝-리딩 순으로 왔다갔다 하므로 조금만 순서를 조절해서 나머지 두 문단과 마찬가지로 한 쪽에 몰아주시는 게 보기 더 편할 것 같습니다. 수고하셨습니다 :) |