【词汇大师】分道扬镳（2/2）

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当太阳升起，我们说"OUT"，当灯光熄灭，我们还说"OUT"。注意到了吗？许多词汇的意思都在分道扬镳。
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本篇对话中，主持人的对话不需要听写，只需听写嘉宾的话
主持人对话①"What they mean is m-o-o-t, moot."
主持人对话②"Not m-u-t-e, right?"

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"You get one, and then through history it moves along. For example, when I was in law school, we would have moot court arguments, and the idea in moot court was that something was arguable. And I still feel that's the more sacred, puristic meaning. But now, a 'moot point' —and many people say 'mute point,' gulp, don't do that."
"M-o-o-t."
"Right. But they're thinking if it's 'moot,' you don't speak about it, it's already settled. And it's a little bit like 'academic.' You know, academic, you discuss things, But then we've gotten, and I think this is almost a pessimism sometimes, 'That's academic,' meaning it isn't worth talking about, it's not related to the real word, it's 'of the academy.' And these changes do mirror our history, and I have collected, oh, I'd say about thirty of these. I don't think there are too many more, and I think they are one of the most precious categories."