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1、L3PubTalkandtheKing’sEnglishAbouttheTitle1)WhatisKing'sEnglish?TheKing’sEnglish---thistermisgenerallyregardedbymostpeopleasreferringtostandard/correctEnglishastogrammarandpronunciation.i.e.goodEnglishwhicheveryoneshouldtrytoimitate.Whentherulingmonarch(['mɔnək])isaqueen,it

2、iscalled“theQueen’sEnglish”.2)Howdoyouthinkofthetitle?Thetitleofthispieceisnotveryaptlychosen.Itmisleadsthereadersintothinkingthatthewriterisgoingtodemonstratesomeintrinsic(本质的，内在的)orlinguisticrelationshipbetweenpubtalkandthekings’English.Whereasthewriter,inreality,isjustd

3、iscussingonwhatmakesgoodconversation.Hefeelsthatbarconversationinthepubhasacharmofitsown.Abettertitlewouldbe“TheArtofGoodConversation”or“TheCharmsofConversation”.1.Conversationisthemost…humanactivities:Morethananyotherhumanactivities,conversationhelpstopromoteanagreeable,p

4、leasantandinformalrelationshipamongpeople.2.Anditisanactivityonlyofhumans:Andconversationisanactivitywhichisfoundonlyamonghumanbeings.(Animalsandbirdsarenotcapableofconversation.)3.Howeverintricate…nameofconversation:Nomatterhowcomplicatedthemannerinwhichanimalsmakeknownth

5、eirintentionstoeachother,theydonotgoinforanyactivitywhichmightrightlybecalledconversation.4.Thecharmofconversation…orjustglow:Conversationdoesnotneedaspecialtopictostartaconversation.Anythingmaystartagoodconversation.Andoncestartednooneknowshoworwhereitwillend.That’swhycon

6、versationisdelightfulandcharming.(Hereamixedmetaphorisused)*meandersorleaps:(likeastream)flowplacidlyandaimlesslyorflowswiftlyandjoyouslyonwards*sparklesorjustglows:(likefire)toburnsteadilywithoutflameortoburnbrightlythrowingoffsparks5.Theenemygoodconversation…sthtosay:Goo

7、dconversationisgenerallyspoiltbypeoplewhothinktheyhavealotofimportantthingstosay.6.Conversationisnotformakingapoint:Conversationisnotforpersuadingotherstoacceptourideasorpointofview.7.Thereisnowinninginconversation:Inaconversationonedoesn’ttrytoproveoneselfrightandtheother

8、swrong.Wemayarguebutweneedn’ttrytoconvinceothersthattheyarewrongandweareright.8.Infact,th