Sapir‘s pupil， Benjamin Lee Whorf， continued the study of American Indian languages. （64） Being interested in the relationship of language and thought， Whorf developed the idea that the structure of language determines the structure of habitual thought in a society. He reasoned that because the structure of habitual thought in a society. He reasoned that because it is easier to formulate certain concepts and not others in a given language， the speakers of that language think along one track and not along another. （65） Whorf came to believe in a sort of linguistic determinism which， in its strongest form， states that language imprisons the mind， and that the grammatical patterns in a language can produce far-reaching consequences for the culture of a society. Later， this idea became to be known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis， but this term is somewhat inappropriate. Although both Sapir and Whorf emphasized the diversity of languages ，Sapir himself never explicitly supported the notion of linguistic determinism.

　　SectionⅣWriting

　　66. Directions：

　　Study the following drawing carefully and write an essay in which you should

　　1） describe the drawing.

　　2） interpret its meaning， and.

　　3） support your view with examples.

　　You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.（20 points）