高级英语pubtalkandtheking27senglish中英笔记[文档推荐].pdfVIP

L3. Pub Talk and the King ’s English( 酒吧闲谈与标准英语 ) Henry Fairlie (亨利·费尔利 ) Conversation is the most sociable of all human activities. And it is an activity only of humans. However intricate the way in which animals communicate with each other, they do not indulge in anything that deserves the name of conversation. 人类的一切活动中，闲谈是最具 交际性的 sociable （主题句），也是人类特有的。而动物之间的 信息交流，无论其方式何等 复杂 intricate ，也是称不上交际的。 And it is an activity only of humans. (para1)