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Questions and Answers: Give brief answers to each of the following question in English.What is generally the view Washington lrving expressed in his “Rip Van Winkle” about the radical changes that happened to the American society in his time?
【正确答案】：

A. LIVING LAMENTS THE RADICAL CHANGES IN HIS TIME, THINKING THAT THE CHANGES HAVE TAKEN AWAY SOME OF THE MOST ENDEARED VALUES IN AMERICAN LIFE.
B. IRVING' S PERVASIVE THEME OF NOSTALGIA FOR THE UNRECOVERABLE PAST IS UNFORGETTABLE. 

【题目解析】：A. Living laments the radical changes in his time, thinking that the changes have taken away some of the most endeared values in American life. B. Irving' s pervasive theme of nostalgia for the unrecoverable past is unforgettable.