Lesson1PubtalkandtheKing’sEnglish1.Anditisanactivityonlyofhumans.Andconversationisanactivitywhichisfoundonlyamonghumanbeings.2.Conversationisnotformakingapoint.Conversationisnotforpersuadingotherstoacceptourideaorpointofview.3.Infact,thebestconversationalistsarethosewhoarepreparedtolose.Infactapersonwhoreallyenjoysandisskilledatconversationwillnotarguetowinorforceotherstoaccepthispointofview.4.Barfriendsarenotdeeplyinvolvedineachother'slives.Peoplewhomeeteachotherforadrinkinthebarofapubarenotintimatefriendsfortheyarenotdeeplyabsorbedorengrossedineachother’slives.5.Itcouldstillgoignorantlyon.Theconversationcouldgoonwithoutanybodyknowingwhowasrightorwrong.6.Theyarecattleinthefields,butwesitdowntobeef(boeuf).Theseanimalsarecalledcattlewhentheyarealiveandfeedinginthefields;butwhenwesitdownatthetabletoeat.wecalltheirmeatbeef.7.ThenewrulingclasshadbuiltaculturalbarrieragainsthimbybuildingtheirFrenchagainsthisownlanguage.ThenewrulingclassbyusingFrenchinsteadofEnglishmadeitdifficultfortheEnglishtoacceptorabsorbthecultureoftherulers.8.Englishhadcomeroyallyintoitsown.TheEnglishlanguagereceivedproperrecognitionandwasusedbytheKingoncemore.9.Thephrasehasalwaysbeenusedalittlepejorativelyandevenfacetiouslybythelowerclasses.Thephrase,theKing’sEnglish,hasalwaysbeenuseddisrespectfullyandjokinglybythelowerclasses.Theworkingpeopleveryoftenmakefunoftheproperandformallanguageoftheeducatedpeople.10.Therebellionagainstaculturaldominanceisstillthere.Therestillexistsintheworkingpeople,asintheearlySaxonpeasants,aspiritofoppositiontotheculturalauthorityoftherulingclass.11.Thereisalwaysagreatdanger,asCarlyleputit,thatwordswillhardenintothingsforus.Thereisalwaysagreatdangerthatwemightforgetthatwordsareonlysymbolsandtakethemforthingstheyaresupposedtorepresent.Lesson2Marrakech1.Theburying-groundismerelyahugewasteofhummockyearth,likeaderelictbuilding-lot.Theburying-groundisnothingmorethanahugepieceofwastelandfullofmoundsofearthlookinglikeadesertedandabandonedpieceoflandonwhichabuildingwasgoingtobeputup.2.Allcolonialempiresareinrealityfoundeduponthisfact.Alltheimperialistsbuilduptheirempiresbytreatingthepeopleinthecolonieslikeanimals.3.Theyriseoutoftheearth,theysweatandstarveforafewyears,andthentheysinkbackintothenamelessmoundsofthegraveyard.Theyareborn.Thenforafewyearstheywork,toilandstarve.Finallytheydieandareburiedingraveswithoutaname,andnobodynoticesthattheyaredead.4.Acarpentersitscross-leggedataprehistoriclathe,turningchair-legsatlightningspeed.Sittingwithhislegscrossedandusingaveryold-fashionedlathe,acarpenterquicklygivesaroundshapetothechair-legsheismaking.5.Instantly,fromthedarkholesallround,therewasafrenziedrushofJews.Immediatelyfromtheirdarkhole-likecellseverywhereagreatnumberofJewsrushedoutwildlyexcited.6.Everyoneofthemlooksonacigaretteasamoreorlessimpossibleluxury.EveryoneofthesepoorJewslookedonthecigaretteasapieceofluxurywhichtheycouldnotpossiblyafford.7.Still,awhiteskinisalwaysfairlyconspicuous.However,awhite-skinnedEuropeanisalwaysquitenoticeable.8.Inatropicallandscapeone'seyetakesineverythingexceptthehumanbeings.Ifyoutakealookatthenaturalsceneryinatropicalregion,youseeeverythingbutthehumanbeings.9.NoonewouldthinkofrunningcheaptripstotheDistressedAreas.Noonewouldthinkoforganizingcheaptripsforthetouriststovisitthepoorslumareas(forthesetripswouldnotbeinteresting).10.Fornine-tenthsofthepeopletherealityoflifeisanendlessback-breakingstruggletowringalittlefoodoutofanerodedsoil.lifeisveryhardforninetypercentofthepeople.Withhardbackbreakingtoiltheycanproducealittlefoodonthepoorsoilonlywithhardbackbreakingtoil.11.Sheacceptedherstatusasanoldwoman,thatistosayasabeastofburden.Shetookitforgrantedthatasanoldwomanshewasthelowestinthecommunity,that。shewasonlyfitfordoingheavyworklikeananimal.12.Peoplewithbrownskinsarenextdoortoinvisible.Peoplewithbrownskinsarealmostinvisible.13.Theirsplendidbodieswerehiddeninreach-me-downkhakiuniforms.TheSenegalesesoldierswerewearingready-madekhakiuniformswhichhidtheirbeautifulwell-builtbodies.14.Howlongbeforetheyturntheirgunsintheotherdirection?Howmuchlongerbeforetheyturntheirgunsaroundandattackus?15.Everywhitemantherehadthisthoughtstowedsomewhereorotherinhismind.Everywhitemanhadthisthoughthiddensomewhereorotherinhismind.Lesson3InauguralAddress1.Andyetthesamerevolutionarybeliefforwhichourforebearsfoughtisstillatissuearoundtheglobe.OurancestorsfoughtarevolutionarywartomaintainthatallmenwerecreatedequalandGodhadgiventhemcertainunalienablerightswhichnostateorrulercouldtakeawayfromthem.Buttodaythisissuehasnotyetbeendecidedinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.2.Thismuchwepledge--andmore.Wepromisetodothismuchandwepromisetodomore.3.United,thereislittlewecannotdoinahostofco-operativeventures.Unitedandworkingtogetherwecanaccomplishalotofthingsinagreatnumberofjointundertakings.4.Ourlastbesthopeinanagewheretheinstrumentsofwarhavefaroutpacedtheinstrumentsofpeace.TheUnitedNationsisourlastandbesthopeofsurvivalinanagewheretheinstrumentsofwarhavefarsurpassedtheinstrumentsofpeace.5.Toenlargetheareainwhichitswritmayrun.Wepledgetohel