大学英语课程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

众所周知，语言是现实最大的敌人。

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

—JosephConrad

PartOne:Preparation>>Proverbs&Quotations你可以品味语言。

——珀尔·贝利Youcantasteaword.

—PearlBailey

PartOne:Preparation>>Proverbs&QuotationsActionsspeaklouderthanwords.行动比语言更响亮。PartOne:Preparation>>Proverbs&Quotations

对天才的作家来说，没有什么比想到一个最合适的词更让人欣慰的了。——凯瑟琳·德林克·鲍恩

Foryourbornwriter,nothingissohealingastherealizationthathehascomeupontherightword.

—CatherineRinkerBowen

PartOne:Preparation>>Proverbs&Quotations语言比利剑更能伤人。

——罗伯特·伯顿《忧郁的剖析》

Ablowwithawordstrikesdeeperthanablowwithasword.

—RobertBurton"TheAnatomyofMelancholy"

PartOne:Preparation>>Proverbs&Quotations词汇不是水晶，永远透明，永不改变。它是活跃思维的皮肤，它的颜色和内容在不同的环境和时间内发生着巨大的变化。

——奥利弗·温德尔·霍姆斯

Awordisnotacrystal,transparentandunchanged;itistheskinofalivingthought,andmayvarygreatlyincolorandcontentaccordingtothecircumstancesandthetimeinwhichitisused.

—OliverWendellHolmes

PartOne:Preparation>>Proverbs&Quotations语言当然是人类使用的最强力的药剂。

——吉卜林

Wordsare,ofcourse,themostpowerfuldrugusedbymankind.

—RudyardKiplingPartOne:Preparation>>Proverbs&Quotations色彩褪去，神殿坍塌，帝国陨落，但是智慧的语言永存。

——爱德华·桑代克

Colorsfade,templescrumble,empiresfall,butwisewordsendure.

—EdwardThorndike

PartOne:Preparation>>Proverbs&Quotations

言辞具有不可思议的力量。它们能带来最大的幸福，也能带来最深的失望。它们能把知识从教师传给学生。言辞能使演说者左右他的听众，并强行代替他们作出决定。言辞能激起最大强烈的情感，促进人的一切行动。

——西格蒙德·弗洛伊德

Wordshaveamagicalpower.Theycanbringeitherthegreatesthappinessordeepestdespair;cantransferknowledgefromteachertostudents.Wordsenabletheoratortoswayhisaudienceanddictateitsdecisions.Wordsarecapableofarousingthestrongestemotionsandp