大學英語課程Part 1

PartOnePreparation1.HumanandAnimalCommunication2.FunctionsofLanguage3.InterpretingBodyLanguage4.Proverbs&QuotationsPartOne:Preparation>>HumanandAnimalCommunicationHumanandAnimalCommunication

Musicisoneofthewayspeopleusetocommunicatewitheachother,conveyingdifferentkindsofemotionstotheaudience.Musicisaninternationallanguage.Aconductorcanalsousehisgesturestoconducttheband.Sohisgesturesserveasasilentlanguage.Workingroupstodiscusshowpeopleandanimalscommunicatewitheachother.PartOne:Preparation>>HumanandAnimalCommunicationBesides,humanbeingsusebothnon-verbalmeans,suchastheirfacialexpressions,gestures,bodymovementsandverballanguagetocommunicatewitheachother.PartOne:Preparation>>HumanandAnimalCommunication

Humansarenottheonlylivingthingsthatcancommunicateinformationtooneanother.Mostanimalsuse"bodylanguage"aswellassoundandsmellinordertocommunicatewithoneanother.

Honeybees,performakindofdancethataccuratelytransmitsinformationaboutthedirection,distance,andnatureofafoodsource.PartOne:Preparation>>HumanandAnimalCommunicationHorsesrubnosesasasignofaffection.Chimpanzeesgreeteachotherbytouchinghands.Elephantsshowaffectionbyentwiningtheirtrunks.PartOne:Preparation>>HumanandAnimalCommunicationDogsstretchtheirfrontlegsoutinfrontofthemandlowertheirbodieswhentheywanttoplay.Gorillasstickouttheirtonguestoshowanger.PartOne:Preparation>>FunctionsofLanguage2.FunctionsofLanguageconveythoughtstoothers;carryonthetradition;describepersonalexperience;recordthehistory;preserveknowledge;showone’ssocialstatus;PartOne:Preparation>>FunctionsofLanguageexpressone’semotionsorfeelings;distinguishsocialgroups;sendinformationindistance;improvetherelationship，overcomeobstaclesinspaceandtime;playthesocialrole.PartOne:Preparation>>InterpretingBodyLanguage3.InterpretingBodyLanguageFigureoutpossibleinterpretationsofthefollowingexamplesofbodylanguage.1)Bitingnails;nervousness,insecurity2)Pullingear;indecision,hesitation3)Openpalm;sincerity,openness,innocencePartOne:Preparation>>InterpretingBodyLanguage4)Rubbinghands;anticipation,eagerness5)Rubbingtheeye;doubt,disbelief6)Sitting,legsapart;relaxed,openPartOne:Preparation>>InterpretingBodyLanguage7)Brisk,erectwalk;confidence,determination8)Armscrossedonchest;defensiveness,relaxation9)Standingwithhandsonhips;readiness,aggressionPartOne:Preparation>>InterpretingBodyLanguage10)Touching,slightlyrubbingthenose;lying,doubt,rejection11)Headrestinginhand,eyesdowncast;boredom,thinking12)Sittingwithlegscrossed,footkickingslightly;boredom,absent-mindednessPartOne:Preparation>>InterpretingBodyLanguage13)Walkingwithhandsinpockets,shouldershunched;depression,insecurity14)Sittingwithhandsclaspedbehindhead,legscrossed.superiority,confidencePartOne:Preparation>>Proverbs&Quotations4.Proverbs&Quotations

眾所周知，語言是現(xiàn)實最大的敵人。

——約瑟夫·康拉德Words,asiswellknown,arethegreatfoesofreality.

—JosephConrad

PartOne:Preparation>>Proverbs&Quotations你可以品味語言。

——珀爾·貝利Youcantasteaword.

—PearlBailey

PartOne:Preparation>>Proverbs&QuotationsActionsspeaklouderthanwords.行動比語言更響亮。PartOne:Preparation>>Proverbs&Quotations

對天才的作家來說，沒有什么比想到一個最合適的詞更讓人欣慰的了?！獎P瑟琳·德林克·鮑恩

Foryourbornwriter,nothingissohealingastherealizationthathehascomeupontherightword.

—CatherineRinkerBowen

PartOne:Preparation>>Proverbs&Quotations語言比利劍更能傷人。

——羅伯特·伯頓《憂郁的剖析》

Ablowwithawordstrikesdeeperthanablowwithasword.

—RobertBurton"TheAnatomyofMelancholy"

PartOne:Preparation>>Proverbs&Quotations詞匯不是水晶，永遠透明，永不改變。它是活躍思維的皮膚，它的顏色和內容在不同的環(huán)境和時間內發(fā)生著巨大的變化。

——奧利弗·溫德爾·霍姆斯

Awordisnotacrystal,transparentandunchanged;itistheskinofalivingthought,andmayvarygreatlyincolorandcontentaccordingtothecircumstancesandthetimeinwhichitisused.

—OliverWendellHolmes

PartOne:Preparation>>Proverbs&Quotations語言當然是人類使用的最強力的藥劑。

——吉卜林

Wordsare,ofcourse,themostpowerfuldrugusedbymankind.

—RudyardKiplingPartOne:Preparation>>Proverbs&Quotations色彩褪去，神殿坍塌，帝國隕落，但是智慧的語言永存。

——愛德華·桑代克

Colorsfade,templescrumble,empiresfall,butwisewordsendure.

—EdwardThorndike

PartOne:Preparation>>Proverbs&Quotations

言辭具有不可思議的力量。它們能帶來最大的幸福，也能帶來最深的失望。它們能把知識從教師傳給學生。言辭能使演說者左右他的聽眾，并強行代替他們作出決定。言辭能激起最大強烈的情感，促進人的一切行動。

——西格蒙德·弗洛伊德

Wordshaveamagicalpower.Theycanbringeitherthegreatesthappinessordeepestdespair;cantransferknowledgefromteachertostudents.Wordsenabletheoratortoswayhisaudienceanddictateitsdecisions.Wordsarecapableofarousingthestrongestemotionsandp