Unit-2-The-Appropriate-Word

TheAppropriateWordAppropriate?1.ProperstyleofEnglish2.TheavoidanceofChinglish.Why?Thedifferencebetweentherightwordandthealmost-rightwordisasgreatasthatbetweenlightningandthelightingbug．用词准确与用词几乎准确，这两者之间的差异就如闪电与萤火虫之间的差异。”Why?•Usingtherightwordattherighttimeisratherlikewearingappropriateclothingfortheoccasion:itisacourtesytoothers,andafavortoyourself-amatterofpresentingyourselfwellintheeyesoftheworld.•----TheReader’sDigestComparison1a.Themeetingadjournedat5p.m.withoutanyconsensusbeingreached.b.Themeetingfinishedat5andwedidn’treachanyagreement.Comparison2a.Afteradoubleattempttoinserthimselfthroughthewindow,Michaelconcededfailure.b.Aftertwotriesatclimbinginthroughthewindow,Michaelgaveup.Style1.Formal2.General3.Colloquial4.SlangTheconsumptionofnutrimentsisprohibited.Youarerequirednottoconsumefoodinthisestablishment.Eatingisnotallowedhere.Pleasedon’teathere.Youcan’tfeedyourfacehere.Layoffthenosh.Layoffthefuckingnosh.Type1:Formal1.Formalwordsarethoseusedbyeducatedpeopleinformalcontexts:thesiswriting,officialnewsreleases,andformalannouncement.2.“gentlemen”vs.“men”or“guys”.Type2:General1.Generalwordsformthebasisofthevocabularyandareusedforeverydaycommunication.•Poor---•→impoverished;•rich---•→wealthy;•clever(smart)---•intelligent;•car---•automobile;•hard-working---•diligent;Type3:Colloquial1.ColloquialEnglishoccursincasualspeechanditisperfectlyacceptablewhenyouarespeakingonanybutthemostformaloccasions.2.Features:(1)contractions:don’t,won’t,I’m,he’dhasn’t,etc.(2)Abbreviations/Shortenedforms:auto,TV,phone,exam,photo---(3)Phrases---youknow,ImeanType4:Slang1.Slangoriginatesfromadesirefornovelty.2.Slangisshortlivedgenerally.3.Toomuchslangcanmakeapassagelooseandunserious,orevenodd.4.Slangwordsmaybevividandinteresting,buttheymay,whenusedinappropriately,makethewriterorspeakersoundoffensive.5.Onhearingthathisfatherhadkickedthebucket,wewrotehimalettertoexpressoursympathies•Doingparttimesjobsisterriblybeneficialtocollegestudents.•Thecoparereadyatanytimetoprotectthesecurityofourpropertyandlife.terribly→very;cop→police•Isawaghost,andIwasfrightenedtodeath.•→(colloquial)•Isawanapparition,anditreducedmetoaconditionofmoralterror.•→(formal)Style?1.Audience/reader2.Genre3.PPs:18-20ChinglishChinglishreferstotheunidiomaticuseofEnglishbyChinesespeakers.→1.Compareandcontrast→2.ExpressionsandcollocationsAvoidliteraltranslationDoingthisjobmakesmefeelveryhappyallthetime.(Chinglish:word-to-wordtranslation).Thejobisaconstantsourceofmyhappiness.AvoidrepetitionofmeaningInChinese,itisnaturaltoemphasizeyourideasbyrepeatingitinaround-aboutway.Itisagainsttheruleofeconomyandclarity.Hisconditionismuchbetter．Heismuchbetter．Hissickconditionismuchbetter．Verb+ObjectHaveyouheard(anynews)fromyourdaughterrecently?Write(letters)tomeoften．Dickwasmadaboutbooks．Hemadenoteswhileheread(books).Hepaid(money)toseetheshow．