SCI论文学术写作攻略4

Unit4.TalkingandChatting

Differentsituationscallfordifferentapproaches.Formalsituationscallforsomethingmoreformal,andrelaxedonesshouldberelaxed.

ChattingTalking

informalFormal+informal1.Initiatingatalk/chatStep1

Smile.Saygoodmorning.Nodyourhead.Showyourapproachability.Step2

Introduceyourself.Say,“Hi,mynameisJohn.”Offerahandshake.Step3

Startyourconversationbymakingeyecontactwiththestranger.Speakloudenoughtobeheard.2.Listeningintalking/chattingPayingattentiontowhatisbeingsaid.Findingoutwhattheotherpersonisinterestedin.3.Joiningatalking/chatting?

Liteningandjudgingthesituation

Listentowhattheyaresaying,andwhenit'sappropriate,giveyouropiniononwhateverthey'retalkingaboutoraskaquestion.Ifyoudon'tknowwhattheyaretalkingaboutbutitsoundsinteresting,askthemaboutit.

Consideringyourresponsebeforedisagreeing.

Ifyouconsideritimportantthenpolitelypointoutyourdifferenceofopinion.Donotdisagreemerelytosetyourselfapart.Paraphrasingwhatyouhaveheard,usingyourownwords.

Itshowsrespectfortheotherpersonwhenyouuseyour"speakingturn"toshowyouhavebeenlisteningandnotjusttosaysomethingnew.

Makingarguments

Don'tjustshareyourfeelings.Norjustshareyouropinionswithoutbackingthemup.

Knowingwhentheconversationisover

Shakehandswiththeotherpeopleandbesuretotellthemyouenjoyedtalkingwiththem.Endingonapositivenotewillleaveagoodimpressionandlikelybringthembacklaterformore.

Tips:Ifyouwalkinonaconversationandhavenocluewhatthey'retalkingabout,don'tsayanythinguntilyou'vefiguredoutwhatthey'retalkingabout.Ifyouknowthepeoplewhoaretalkingtheywillbemorelikelytoletyoujoinbysmilingatyouorsaysomethingtowelcomeyou.However,ifanyonehintstogoaway,youshould.Trytoseewhatkindofconversationitisbeforejumpingin.Personalconversationsarebestavoided,anddonotlingernearonetoolong,asyoumightbedeemednosy.Trytoreadthebodylanguageofthepeopletalking.Beforeyoujoin,seeifthepeoplearetalkingcloselyorinhushedtones;ifitseemstobeaseriousconversation,youmightwanttoleavethemalone.Ifthegroupseemsmoreopen,taketheopening.Expressionsforreference

InitiatingateabreakchatCanIhelpyou?Yes,Please.It’saveryinterestingseminar,isn’tit?OhYes.Itreallyis.Hello.Nicetoseeyou.Iam…fromChina.Nicetomeetyou.Iam…,fromIndia.InitiatingatalkinalaboratoryHello,nicetoseeyou.Iamafreshman/anewcomerfromChina.Hello,verygladtoseeyou.Itismypleasuretobeworkingwithyou.Metoo.Mynameis…,fromChina.InitiatingatalkonatopicItiswithgreatpleasuretosharemyideaswithyouon….Itisreallyaverygoodopportunitytoexchangemyideaswithyouon….Well,tobethefirstspeaker,Iwishtoexchangemyviewson…withyou.So,tobeginwith,Iwouldliketo…AskingquestionsExcuseme,mayIaskaquestion,please?Excuseme,doyoumean…?Sorry,Idon’tquitecatchyou.WhatdoyousupposetohappenifH7N9waspandemicinChina?Couldyoupleasetellusthepathogenesis发病机理ofthestrains?AnsweringquestionsproperlyExampleBeingastudent,didyoudomuchlabwork?AnswerAOfcourse.Idid.AnswerBYes,Idid.DuringmystudyasMAstudents,Iusedtowork/betheassistantofmysupervisorintheLab.Tohelp….,Iworked…in…√PracticeTalkinagroupwiththetopicQingmingFestival.(15minutes)☺Everybodyshouldjoininthetalk.☺

Trytousewhatyoulearntjustnowforyourturn.

DialoguesforPractice

1.Studyingthefollowingdialoguesonebyone.2.Practicethedialogueinthepair.3.Practicethedialoguebyaddingmorequestionsorresponses.ExamplesDialogueAMr.Lee:Excuseme,Mr,….Tanaka?Mr.Tanaka:Yes?Mr.Lee:MayIintroducemyself?MynameisJeremyLee.Mr.Tanaka:Howdoyoudo,Mr.Lee?It’snicetomeetyou.Mr.Lee:Ah,nicemeetingyou,too.Areyouenjoyingtheseminar?Mr.Tanaka:Yes,Iam.It’savery…,andtheseminarismanagedsoefficiently.Mr.Lee:Sureitis.Whatparticularlyinterestsmeisyourtopicon…MayIaskyouaquestionrelatedto…?Mr.Tanaka:Yes,please./Yes,goahead.DialogueBDr.Brook?Yes?It’smypleasuretoseeyourpresenceattheseminar./Ican’tbelievethatIcanhavetheopportunitytoseeyouattheseminar.Thanks!Itsnicetoseeyou.Me,too.Iaminspiredbyyourquestionabout….Dowehavethechanceto…?/

Couldyoupleasegiveussomesuggestionson…Well,Iwouldliketosharesomeofmyexperiencein…withyou.Talk1.Dr.Kerridge,mayIintroduceyoutoDr.Hyman?Gladtomeetyou.Gladtomeetyoutoo.I’mpleasedtomeetyouatlast.I’veheardsomuchaboutyoufromDr.Liu.Ibelieveyou’redoingresearchinthefieldofBiofuel.That’sright.Iwasmostinterestedinhearingaboutyourrecentpaperon….Doyouthinkyoucouldletmehaveacopy?I’dbedelightedto.InfactI’vegotafewsparecopieswithme.I’llbringmorewithyoutomorrow.Thankyouverymuch.Talk2.Excuseme,aren’tyouDr.Engleton?Yes.Letmeintroducemyself.I’mLiHongfromChina.Nicetomeetyou,Dr.Li.Nicetomeetyoutoo.I’dappreciatethechancetotalktoyousometime.That’sverykindofyou.Whatdidyouthinkofthemorningsession?It’sbeenmostinterestingsofar,hasn’tit?ChatWhatwouldyoulike?Acoffee,please.Thankyou.Areyouastudentoftheuniversity?Yes.Iam.Howaboutyou?I’mfromSouthAfrica.Well,that’saverycharmingcountrywithlargescaleofland,oh,yes,mostfamous,theGoodHope.Yes,manypeopleknowit.Butwehavemanyotherplaceswhicharegoodforvisits.Haveyoueverbeentomycountry?NoI’veheardaboutit.ButIdohopethatsomedayIwillhaveachancetovisitsuchasplendidland.Tellmesomethingmoreaboutit,particularlyitseducationinagriculturaluniversities.4.AskingandansweringquestionsA.ChairmanoftheconferenceB.AsecretaryGoodmorning,Mr.President,morningmyChinesecolleagues.I’dliketodiscussthedetailsoftheconferenceprogrammetoday.GoodmorningDr.Smith.Weareveryhappytoreporttotheteamontheprogressofthearrangement.Insidethebluefileisthefirstdraftofthegrogramme.Chairman:SinceitisfirsttimeheldinChina,Iandalltheteammembershereareparticularlyconcernedabouttheopeningceremony.Secretary:TheopeningceremonywillbeheldontheeleventhofJulyattheconferenceroomoftheUniversityhotel.Chairman:OK.Thatwillbeconvenientfortheparticipants.Butwhatistheaccommodationcapacity?Secretary:Itcanholdtwohundredspeople,andIguessitcanmeettheneeds.Chairman:Thenhowmanyparticipantshavealreadyreplied?Secretary:109fromChinaand87fromothercountries.Chairman:Howabouttheallthekeynotespeakers?Willtheyallrepliedfortheparticipation?Secretary:Well,we’vesenttheinvitationlettertothemtwomonthsagoandsofarmostofthempromisedtocomeexcept….Dr….saidhewouldbeatanotherconferencethesametimeandDr.…Chairman:HaveyoucontactedProfessorDavidLam?Secretary:Yes.Hesuggestedtomakeaspeechon….Chairman:Excellent.Itperfectlymatchesourtheme.Howaboutthefinancialsituationoftheconferencethen?Secretary:Ourexpenditurehavenotyetexceededourestimatedcosts,andIthinkthatthechanceofbeingover-budgedisnotprobable.Sofar,wehavereceivedthe17applications,15fromChinesecompaniesand2fromcompaniesoutside,suchas…Chairman:Thatisfine.Willyoumanagesometimeforthesponsorstopresentattheopeningceremony?Secretary:No.we’vemanagedaparticularplacefortheirposters,thatisnexttotheconferencehall.ThatwasdecidedbythepreparatorycommitteeinCanada.Chairman:Good.Andwhowillbethehostspeakerattheopeningceremony?Secretary:TheMinisterofChinaMinistryofAgriculture.Chairman:Thatwillbethebest.If…LanguageexpressionsforreferenceYouknow,Igottheimpressionthatitislike….Youknow,eventhough…yougetarealstrongsenseof….Maybe.But..Butthebigquestionis“Whatisthepointof…?”Ah,youknowI’dsaythattheresultisforcingustoquestionwhatistrueby…?Andtheonlyway/answerIcouldthinkaboutis….Yeah,itcertainlyis.Youknow,eventhough…yougetarealstrongsenseof….Absolutelynot.Thatperhapsisn’ttrue.Inmyopinion…I’msorrytointerrupt.Ican’tbelieveyouwere….So,howis…?Well,whatdoyouthinkitmeans?Anyidea?OK,…ah,well,let’slookatthesethreesequences.Whatdoyouthink?Yes,definitely.Althoughitseems…wecanstillfinditssignificancein….OK,thisissomethingthathasbotheredmeforalongtime.Haveyouhadthathappentoyou?Canyoutellme…Isitsimilarto…?Maybe.But..Butthebigquestionis“Whatisthepointof…?”I’vegottoadmitthatI…,butitgetsalittleoutofhand.Ihaveto…,andguesswhat?PracticeItisaninterview.Youprefertobechosenforstudyingabroad.StudentA:theinterviewerStudentB:theintervieweeGroupdiscussionYoudon’tknoweachother,andyouareassignedintoonegrouptodiscussatopic.Everys