高级英语第二册LESSON1课后答案.docx

PubTalkandtheKingsEnglish课后练习题

Writeshortnoteson:Carlyle,andLamb.SuggestedReferenceBooks[SRB]

TheOxfordCompaniontoEnglishLiterature

AnystandardbookonthehistoryofEnglishliterature

EncyclopaediaBritannica

Questionsonappreciation:

Inwhatwayis “pubtalk”connectedwith“theKing’sEnglish”?Isthetitleofthepiecewell-chosen?

Pointouttheliteraryandhistoricalallusionsusedinthispieceandcommentontheiruse.

Whatisthefunctionofpara5?IsthechangefrompubtalktotheKingsEnglishtooabrupt?

Dothesimpleidiomaticexpressionsliketobeontherocks,outofbedonthewrongside,etc.,gowellwiththecopiousliteraryandhistoricalallusionsthewriteruses?Giveyourreasons.

Doesthewriterrevealhispoliticalinclinationinthispieceofwriting?How?

Paraphrase:

Anditisanactivityonlyofhumans.(para1)

Conversationisnotformakingapoint.(para2)

Infact,thebestconversationalistsarethosewhoarepreparedtolose.(para2)

Barfriendsarenotdeeplyinvolvedineachotherslives.(para3)

itcouldstillgoignorantlyon(para6)

Therearecattleinthefields,butwesitdowntobeef(boeuf).(para9)

ThenewrulingclasshadbuiltaculturalbarrieragainsthimbybuildingtheirFrenchagainsthisownlanguage.(para11)

Englishhadcomeroyallyintoitsown.(para13)

Thephrasehasalwaysbeenusedalittlepejorativelyandeven facetiouslybythelowerclasses.(para15)

Therebellionagainstaculturaldominanceisstillthere.(para15)

Thereisalwaysagreatdangerthatwordswillhardenintothingsforus.(para16)

Evenwiththemosteducatedandthemostliterate,theKingsEnglishslipsandslidesinconversation.(para18)

Translateparas9--11intoChinese.

Lookupthedictionaryandexplainthemeaningoftheitalicizedidiomaticphrases:

theirmarriagemaybeontherocks(para3)

theygotoutofbedonthewrongside(para3)

theconversationwasonwings(para8)

theNorman