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1、高级英语 精品课程 第二册,制作人: 徐李洁,Unit Three,Pub Talk and the Kings English,Teaching Aims,To acquaint students with the historical development of the English language. To acquaint students with the knowledge of the relationship between society and language. To enrich students knowledge of the cultural backgrou
2、nd of England.,General Knowledge,Pub: The public house-known as the pub or the local -is the center of the social life for a large number of people in Britain. Pub, besides offering a wide variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and providing hot and cold food, serve as places for meeting frie
3、nds and for entertainment. Many have, for instance, television sets, amusements machines and juke-boxes and provide facilities for playing darts; billiards, dominoes and similar games. Some also employ musicians for evening entertainment, such as piano playing, folk singing and modern jazz, rock and
4、 roll, punk music etc. Kings EnglishSupposedly correct or standard English (Especially British English) as to grammar and pronunciation. Or Queens English RPReceived Pronunciation,Detailed Analysis of the Text,Part I (par1-3): Questions: 1) What is language? 2) What are the differences between human
5、 language and animal language? 3) What does the charm of conversation lie in? 4) What ruins a good conversation?,Answers,1. Languageis a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication. -system: elements are arranged according to certain rules, can be learned and used consistently. -a
6、rbitrary: no intrinsic connection between the word and the thing. Different languages have different words for the same thing. -symbolic: words are associated with objects, actions and ideas by conventions. -vocal: the primary medium is sound for all languages, no matter how well developed are their
7、 writing systems.,2. Differences,Human language Animal language duality (双重性) structure of sounds 动物只能谈论当前的事物 real or imagined in the past, present, future, in far away places interchangeability (替换性) both a producer and a receiver, all 雄性能产生的信号雌性不能产生 members can produce and understand the same mess
8、age distinctive(区分性) Language can be dissected into single 不能区分成单个成分, units with obvious boundaries 一个连续体 language can be used to deceive 不会用声音欺骗自己的同类,3. Charm of a conversation,-no fixed topic, staring from nowhere and going nowhere, no point to make -there is no winning or losing in conversation,
9、for conversation is not for persuading others to accept our idea or point of view. -conversation-mates are not intimates, not deeply involved in each others lives. 4. Ruin of a good conversation -try to make a point, to win an argument,Words and Expressions,Indulge v. give way to ones one desire; en
10、tertain Dont indulge yourself too freely with wine/liquors. 过分贪杯,纵酒 The manager indulged the company with a song. 唱歌给大家助兴 Indulge in: go in for, allow to enjoy indulge in dreams 爱幻想 indulge in self-glorification 一味自我陶醉,一味自吹自擂 indulge in fantasy 一味异想天开 Occasionally he indulges in the luxury of a good
11、 cigar. 偶尔享受一支好雪茄 indulgence n. The act or an instance of indulging; gratification: Constant indulgence in gambling brought about his ruins. 经常沉溺于赌博导致了他的毁灭。 His indulgence in strong tea resulted in insomnia. 对浓茶的嗜好导致失眠 The game of billiards is his only indulgence. 桌球是他仅有的嗜好 unbridled indulgence 放荡不羁
12、,Argument. arguing reasoning, instance, reason put forward a discussion or debate in which a number of people put forward different or opposite opinions; people disagree with each other angrily or noisily. C 辩论,争论 There was a hot argument. We got into an argument about whether to go by sea or by air
13、. reasoning, arguing U 辩论,争论 They spent hours in argument about where to go. We should try to settle this affair by argument and not by fighting. It should of course be recited. There is no argument about that.,A statement or set of statement that you use in order to try to convince people that your
14、 opinion about something is correct. 论证,论据,陈述 You cannot bring me over by such an argument. I couldnt follow his argument. I accepted his argument that we should increase taxation. What are the arguments for accepting the proposal?,meander: to follow a winding and turning course; ramble To move aiml
15、essly and idly without fixed direction A stream meanders through the meadow. A vagabond who meanders through life 一个漂泊不定的流浪者 on the rocks: colloq. to be in or into a condition of ruin or catastrophe. Tims marriage is on the rocks. go out of bed on the wrong side: to be in a bad temper for the day,de
16、lve: v.i. investigate for information; search for facts delve into the history of the case recess: n. a secluded, withdrawn, or inner place 幽深处 the recesses of ones thoughts musketeer: n. a soldier armed with a musket. In the text, the musketeers of Dumas alluding to the characters created by the Fr
17、ench novelist, Alexander Dumas in his novel Three Musketeers,Paraphrasing,Para 1: However intricate they do not indulge in anything that deserves the name of conversation. No matter how complicated the manner in which animals make known their intentions to each other, they do not go in for any other
18、 activity which might rightly be called conversation. Para 2: it does not really start anywhere, and no one has any idea where it will go as it meanders or leaps and sparkles or just glows. It does not need a special topic to start a conversation. And once started no one knows how or where it will e
19、nd. meanders or leaps (like a stream) to flow placidly and aimlessly or to flow swiftly and joyously onwards sparkles or just glows (like fire) to burn brightly throwing off sparks or to burn, steadily without flame. A mixed metaphor,There is no winning in conversation. In a conversation one doesnt
20、try to prove oneself right and the others wrong. They are ready to let it go. They are ready to give up the opportunity ti tekk one of their best anecdotes (because the conversation has moved on to other subjects),Para 3. Perhaps it is because of my up-bringing in English pubs that I think bar conve
21、rsation has a charm of its own. Perhaps it is because Ive spent so much of my time in English pubs that I think bar conversation has a special charm The fact that their marriages may be on the rocks, or that their love affairs have been broken or even that they got out of bed on the wrong side is si
22、mply not a concern. It is not a matter of interest or importance if their marriages are breaking up, or their love affairs have been broken or they are just in a bad temper for the day. They are like the musketeers of Dumas who, although the lived side by side with each other, did not delve into eac
23、h others lives or the recesses of their thoughts and feelings. A simile. Bar friends, like the musketeers in the novel written by Dumas, do not probe into each others private lives.,Detailed Analysis of the Text Part II (para 4 17) An illustration of a good conversation by reflecting on Kings Englis
24、h,Questions. What is the function of paragraph 4? What do you know about the history of Australia? What do you know about the Norman Conquest? What influence did the Norman Conquest have on the English language? Can you give ten loan words? Do you think language can form a class barrier? What is the
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