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D.ahappy2Conversationbeginsalmostthemomentwecomeintocontactwithanotherandcontinuesthroughoutthedaywiththeaidofcellphonesandcomputers.However,weareso,oftenabsorbedinconversationthatwelosesightofitstruepurposeandvalue.Oneimportantaspectofagoodconversationisthewordsusedtoexpressthoughtsfeelings.Wearefullofdeepthoughtsandstrongemotions,yetourvocabulariesarenotenoughforthisexpressionandmanymakelittleefforttoexpandthat.Perhapsyouseeamoviethattouchesyoudeeply,yetyouhavethefollowingconversation:"So,whatdidyouthinkofthefilm?""Oh,myGod,itwassosad.Iswear,Iwentthroughusingupaboxoftissues(面巾纸).Iwasintears."Thisdialogueishardlyaneffectivewayofexpressingfeelings.ItgivesnosignofhoworwhythemovietrulyaffectedyouSuchcommonly-usedphrasesarecertainlynotenoughtodescribeadeeplymovingexperience.However,notonlymustyoutrytoavoidoverusedwords,youmustalsobecarefulinyourselection.Thepurposeofexpandingvocabularyisnottousethelargestormostimpressivewords,buttofindthosebestsuited.Whatislackinginmanyconversationsistheabilitytotalktoanotherratherthanjusttalkingwiththat.Athoughtfulwillfindthateveninthemostordinaryofconversations,thereareathousandquestionswaitingtobeaskedifyouhavecourageandadesireforchange,inordertoseekoutthebehindthemask.Goodconversationsshouldnotbemadeupofnonsense,butofameetingoftwosharingthehumancondition.ItshouldbringapurerunderstandingofothersandofferareleaseofemotionsmorethandriveawayunpleasantthoughtsorkilltimeIfwewant,wecanreachbeyondthesuperficiality(肤浅)oftalkingintothevastkingdomofwisdom.Accordingtotheauthor,thepurposeofconversationisto 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