255.英文正文（255）

thebwordswereinallcasescompoundwords。***

theyconsistedoftwoormorewords，orportionsofwords，weldedtogetherinaneasilypronounceableform。theresultingamalgamwasalwaysanoun-verb，andinflectedaccordingtotheordinaryrules。totakeasingleexample：thewordgoodthink，meaning，veryroughly，「orthodoxy」，or，ifonechosetoregarditasaverb，「tothinkinanorthodoxmanner」。thisinflectedasfollows：noun-verb，goodthink；pasttenseandpastparticiple，goodthinked；presentparticiple，goodthinking；adjective，goodthinkful；adverb，goodthinkwise；verbalnoun，goodthinker。

thebwordswerenotconstructedonanyetymologicalplan。thewordsofwhichtheyweremadeupcouldbeanypartsofspeech，andcouldbeplacedinanyorderandmutilatedinanywaywhichmadethemeasytopronouncewhileindicatingtheirderivation。inthewordcrimethink（thoughtcrime），forinstance，thethinkcamesecond，whereasinthinkpol（thoughtpolice）itcamefirst，andinthelatterwordpolicehadlostitssecondsyllable。becauseofthegreatdifficuityinsecuringeuphony，irregularformationswerecommonerinthebvocabularythanintheavocabulary。forexample，theadjectiveformsofminitrue，minipax，andminiluvwere，respectively，minitruthful，minipeaceful，andminilovely，simplybecause-trueful，-paxful，and-lovefulwereslightlyawkwardtopronounce。inprinciple，however，allbwordscouldinflect，andallinflectedinexactlythesameway。

someofthebwordshadhighlysubtilizedmeanings，barelyintelligibletoanyonewhohadnotmasteredthelanguageasawhole。consider，forexample，suchatypicalsentencefromatimesleadingarticleasoldthinkersunbellyfeelingsoc。theshortestrenderingthatonecouldmakeofthisinoldspeakwouldbe：「thosewhoseideaswereformedbeforetherevolutioncannothaveafullemotionalunderstandingoftheprinciplesofenglishsocialism。」butthisisnotanadequatetranslation。tobeginwith，inordertocompoundwordssuchasspeakwrite，wereofcoursetobefoundintheavocabulary，buttheseweremerelyconvenientabbreviationsandhadnospecialideologicalcolour。