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1、Unit1Ofallhumancreations,languagemaybethemostremarkable.Throughlanguageweshareexperience,formulatevalues,exchangeideas,transmitknowledge,andsustainculture.Indeed,languageisvitaltothinkitself.Contrarytopopularbelief,languagedoesnotsimplymirrorrealitybu
2、talsohelpstocreateoursenseofrealitybygivingmeaningtoevents.在人类所有的创造中,语言也许是影响最为深远的。我们用语言来分享经验,表达(传递?)价值观,交换想法,传播知识,传承文化。事实上,对语言本身的思考也是至关重要的。和通常所认为的不同的是,语言并不只是简单地反映现实,语言在具体描述事件的时候也在帮助我们建立对现实的感知。——语序的调整。Goodspeakershaverespectforlanguageandknowhowitworks
3、.Wordsarethetoolsofaspeaker’scraft.Theyhavespecialuses,justlikethetoolsofanyotherprofession.Asaspeaker,youshouldbeawareofthemeaningofwordsandknowhowtouselanguageaccurately,clearly,vividly,andappropriately.好的演讲者对语言很重视,也知道如何让它发挥更好的效果。词语是演讲者演讲的重要“武器”,具有特
4、殊的用途,这和任何其他的工作技艺没什么两样。作为演讲者,必须知道词语的具体含义,也要懂得如何做到用词准确、清晰、生动、适当。Usinglanguageaccuratelyisasvitaltoaspeakerasusingnumbersaccuratelytoaaccountant.Neveruseawordunlessyouaresureofitsmeaning.Ifyouarenotsure,lookupthewordinthedictionary.Asyouprepareyourspeech
5、es,askyourselfconstantly,“WhatdoIreallywanttosay?WhatdoIreallymean?”Choosewordsthatarepreciseandaccurate.演讲者准确地使用语言和会计准确使用数字是一样重要的。确定词意后再措词。如果不确定,请先查词典。当你在准备演讲的时候,要不断地问自己:“我到底要说什么?我到底想表达什么意思?”用词一定要精准。Usinglanguageclearlyallowslistenerstograspyourmeani
6、ngimmediately.Youcanensurethis[byusingfamiliarwords(thatareknowntotheaveragepersonandrequirenospecializedbackground);bychoosingconcretewordsinpreferencetomoreabstractones,andbyeliminatingverbalclutter].用词清晰可以让听众迅速理解你的意思(抓到你的点)。要做到这一点,就要尽量使用一般人都熟悉的不需要专
7、业知识就能懂的词语;多用具象词汇少用抽象词汇;还有要减少口误。Usinglanguagevividlyhelpsbringyourspeechtolife.Oneway(tomakeyourspeechvivid)
8、isthroughimagery,orthecreationofwordpictures.Youcandevelopimagerybyusingconcretelanguage,simile,andmetaphor.Simileisanexplicitcomparisonbetween
9、things(thatareessentiallydifferentyethavesomethingincommon);italwayscontainsthewords“like”or“as”.Metaphorisanimplicitcomparisonbetweenthingsthataredifferentyethavesomethingincommon;itdoesnotcontainthewords“like”or“as”.生动地用词能让演讲鲜活起来!比喻,这种能产生文字图