Russians have a deep love for their own language and carry large chunks of memorized poetry in their heads, while Italian politicians tend to elaborate speech that would seem old-fashioned to most English-speakers.

　　①Russians have a deep love for their own language and carry large chunks of memorized poetry in their heads, while Italian politicians tend to elaborate speech that would seem old-fashioned to most English-speakers.

　　②Mr. McWhorter acknowledges that formal language is not strictly necessary, and proposes no radical education reforms -- he is really grieving over the loss of something beautiful more than useful.

　　③We now take our English “on paper plates instead of china.”

　　④A shame, perhaps, but probably an inevitable one.

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　　①(具体：分)俄罗斯人深爱自己的语言，并在脑海中存储了大量诗歌;而意大利的政客们则往往精心准备演讲，即使这在大多数讲英语的人们眼里已经过时。

　　②(观点：总)麦荷特先生认为正式语言并非不可或缺，也没有提出要进行彻底的教育改革——他其实只是为那些美好事物而不是实用的东西的消逝而哀叹。

　　③(例：分1)我们现在用“纸盘子”而非“瓷盘子”盛着我们的英语大餐。

　　④(并列：分2)真是惭愧啊，但很可能已无法避免。