研究生英语课件---Unit One Party Politics.ppt

Unit One: Party Politics Do you like going to parties? What do you usually do at parties? What do you prefer: going to party with a friend or partner or going on your own? social party: a social gathering esp. for pleasure or amusement E.G.: freshman students social party, ball, prom(promenade) cocktail party political party: an established political group organized to promote and support its principles and candidates for public office E.G.: the Democratic Party, the Republic Party Party Politics (in the text): politics for a social office party, the dos and don’ts (行为准则；须知)concerning its etiquette for both the employees and employers to net the best advantage. Do you personally like to go to office parties? Why / Why not? Can you give some tips concerning the etiquette to an office party-goer? How does the expert say about this? Introduction to the Author Judith Martin(1938-- )： a columnist. lived in various foreign capitals as a child Wellesley College 威斯理学院 worked at the Washington Post for 25 years, covering social events at the White House and the embassies a theatre and drama critic became aware of the fact that manners and proper etiquette was slowly diminishing in the United States. In 1978, she created the Miss Manners column answering questions on etiquette guidelines for handling everything etiquette “ is about all of human social behavior” and is “a little social contract we make that we will restrain some of our more provocative impulses in return for living more or less harmoniously.” Introduction to the Text Party Politics is a column essay written for the Business Week magazine. explains in her witty and acerbic style about questions of etiquette, discretion, and professionalism. some dos-and-don’ts tips on the etiquette for one who goes to office parties The wordings are humorous and stinging (尖锐的).The message and ideas are always expressed in a roundabout (转弯抹角的) rather than a straight way. Etiquette at an office party? etiquette: the