Book 2 Unit 3 Pub Talk and the King’s English 高级英语II 教学课件

• Why most sociable: more than any other human activity, conversation helps to promote an agreeable, pleasant and informal relationship among people.
性) • distinctive(区分性)
• language can be used to deceive
• animal language • 只有简单的声音系统 • 只有几个有限的信号 • 动物只能谈论当前的事物
• 雄性能产生的信号雌性不 能产生
• 不能区分成单个成分,一 个连续体
• 不能欺骗同类
• The text can be roughly divided into 4 parts:
• Part I (para.1-3): General ideas about what is and what makes a good conversation.
• Part II (para.4-11): A particular instance of a good conversation: an interesting pub talk about “the king’s English”.
English Bitter
• Bitter is traditional British beer (also known as ale麦酒). It is quite strong and leaves a bitter taste in your mouth after drinking. It is usually served at room temperature.
Cheese & onion crisps
• It is common to ask for snacks to eat with your drink.
• Common snacks: • ---crisps • ---peanuts • ---pork scratchings (smoky bacon
• Warming-up questions:
• What is the basic structure of the text?
• What is “King’s English”?
• Why is conversation the most sociable of human activities? Do you agree?
• The rich father indulged his son with plenty of pocket money.
• He indulged his fondness for coffee. 他满足自 己对咖啡的喜好。
• I indulged my interest for…
• To indulge one’s passion for (expensive clothes)
• indulgent (inclined to)
• An indulgent parent is one who too easily agrees to let his children do what they want.
• Wine is an increasingly popular drink in the UK. ---- house wine (red or white).
• Cider苹果酒 is a traditional English alcoholic drink made from apples.
• Language—is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication.
• --system: elements are arranged according to certain rules, can be learned and used consistently.
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The Author
• Henry Fairlie 1924• The editor of “The New Republic” • Masterpieces: • The Kennedy Promise • The life of Politics • The Spoiled Child of the Western World
Unit 3
Pub Talk and the King’s English
by Henry Fairlie
British Pub
You have to be 18 years old to order a drink in a pub. Some pubs will allow people over 14 years old to go inside if they are with someone who is over 18, but they are not allowed to go to the bar or to have an alcoholic drink.
• --vocal: the primary medium is sound for all languages, no matter how well developed are their writing systems.
• --human: human specifically.
• charm of conversation lies in:
• To indulge one’s anger. • indulge in…允许自己享受， 尽情
• I sometimes indulge in (smoking) a cigarette.
• Nazi madman indulged in the torture of their victims before they killed them.
• Whisky is a strong drink produced in Scotland and in Ireland.
Drinks
• In summertime a popular drink is Pimms and lemonade. This is a traditional cocktail of either Pimms Number 1 (based on gin杜松子) or Pimms Number 6 (based on vodka伏特 加) together with ice, citrus fruits (lemon/orange/lime) and lemonade/ginger ale.
• Pub culture is designed to promote sociability in a society known for its reserve. Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others waiting to be served. The bar counter is possibly the only site in the British Isles(小岛) in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely appropriate and rea1ly quite normal behavior.
• Part III (para.12-17): Reflections on “the king’s English”.
• Part IV (para.18-21): Resuming to the topic of a good conversation.
• King’s English—supposedly correct or Standard English (esp. British English) as to grammar and pronunciation: so called from the notion of royal sanction. When the ruling is a queen, it is called “the Queen’s English”.
• --conversation-mates are not intimates, not deeply involved in each other’s lives.
Key words and phrases
• Indulge (gratify; give way to and satisfy desires.) 放纵，纵容，
• What is language? Illustrate?
• What are the differences between human language and animal language?
• What’s the charm of pub conversation? (in terms of topic? Rules? Companions?) Do you agree?
• --arbitrary: 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.
The differences between human language and animal language are the “design features” of
: human language
• human language • duality (双重性) • productivity (创造性) • displacement (位移性) • interchangeability (替换
• --no fixed topic, staring from nowhere and going nowhere, no point to make
• --there is no winning or losing in conversation, for conversation is not for persuading others to accept our idea or point of view.
• --- Light ales (or mild brews), contain fewer hops蛇麻草 and are less alcoholic.
• --- Strong ales have a high alcoholic content and a strong flavour.
Wine
itish Pub
• Open: • SUMMER: Mon-Sat: 12-11; Sun: 12-
10:30; • WINTER: Mon-Sat: 5-11; Sun: 12-10:30
• Most pubs have no waiters--you have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths waiting 45minutes before they realized they would have to fetch their own. This may sound inconvenient, but there is a hidden purpose.