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"In 1877 the Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835-1910) observed
5 d+ T; }+ e+ q3 U& [5 d5 e! lsome markings on the planet Mars which he referred to as canali. This was
/ S" `# t3 |( {mistranslated into English as canals, suggesting man-made structures and , e# e- O' M5 E. V% s! J
the existence of intelligent life on Mars, instead of channels, which occur : |# v# Q4 n z- o, v, e. S
naturally. The idea of canals appealed to the imaginations of scientists and
1 d3 S. L6 I- K- inovelists alike. The astronomer Percival Lowell used it as the basis for his '2 m, L1 C* R, v3 X+ e
scientific observations', recorded in such works as Mars and its Canals
$ c4 ?& b* H& _' |3 S1 u& l (1908). The novelist H.G. Wells was inspired to write his powerful story , ^ j/ @# [9 H/ e' D! W
about the invasion of the earth by Martians, The War of the Worlds (1898).
5 ]1 f( u1 k& yIn 1938, a simulated newscast of this novel was broadcast, describing the
& p- W/ _7 ~, P" KMartian invasion of New Jersey, whichreduced millions of listeners to a ; g1 a# ^* R: `7 m6 {
state of near panic. The idea of Martians was not exploded till 1965 when 1 v; D" \/ ]/ @6 g6 R
the US spacecraft Mariner 4 sent back close-up pictures of Mars, which 3 X7 |/ w& G( W6 R6 X$ X, D
proved conclusively that there were nocanals and no little green men!& ?3 M, X- |: Q9 t4 |
The story shows how powerfully mother tongue interference can affect our # R9 O! ~0 @+ n6 Z- ]% Q
understanding of a foreign language, with unpredictable consequences. It
5 g6 y4 E: `) W Xalso shows how we have to suppress our own language if we want to
. h/ _8 e4 `- X. m" B$ @acquire a foreign language. " |
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