首页
登录
职称英语
Why don’t people just say what they mean? The reason is that conversational
Why don’t people just say what they mean? The reason is that conversational
游客
2023-11-26
36
管理
问题
Why don’t people just say what they mean? The reason is that
conversational partners are not modems downloading information
into each other’s brains. People are very, very touchy about their re
lationships. Whenever we speak to someone, you are presuming 【M1】______
two of you have a certain degree of familiarity—which 【M2】______
your words might alter. So every sentence has to do two
things for once: convey a message and continue to negotiate 【M3】______
with that relationship. The clearest example is ordinary politeness. When 【M4】______
you are at a dinner party and want the salt, you don’t blurt out, ""Gimme the
salt."" So, you use what linguists call a whimperative, as in ""Do you think 【M5】______
you could pass the salt?"" or ""If you could pass the salt, that will be awe- 【M6】______
some."" Taken literally, these sentences are inane. The second is an overstate
ment, and the answer to the first is obvious. Fortunately, the hearer assumes
that the speaker is irrational and listens between the lines. Yes, your point 【M7】______
is to request the salt, but you’re doing it in such a way that first takes care
to establish what linguist call ""felicity conditions"", or the prerequisites to 【M8】______
make a sensible request. The underlying rationale is that the hearer not be 【M9】______
given a command but simply is asked or advised about one of the necessary 【M10】______
conditions for passing the salt. Your goal is to have your need satisfied with
out treating the listener as a flunky who can be bossed around at will. [br] 【M9】
选项
答案
make — making
解析
prerequisites(前提)跟介词to搭配,意思是“……的前提”,不能跟不定式to搭配,所以make应该改为making。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3220034.html
相关试题推荐
PASSAGETWO[br]Whatreasonsdoestheauthorgivetoexplainwhypeoplefeeldi
Literature,especially【T1】______,givespeopleagreaterappreciationforhi
Atschoolandatwork,Ihavenoticedthatpeoplehavedifferentkindsofwo
Atschoolandatwork,Ihavenoticedthatpeoplehavedifferentkindsofwo
Atschoolandatwork,Ihavenoticedthatpeoplehavedifferentkindsofwo
Atschoolandatwork,Ihavenoticedthatpeoplehavedifferentkindsofwo
WhyWeDon’tLikeEnglishClassesI.People’s【T1】______of
WhyWeDon’tLikeEnglishClassesI.People’s【T1】______of
WhyWeDon’tLikeEnglishClassesI.People’s【T1】______of
WhyWeDon’tLikeEnglishClassesI.People’s【T1】______of
随机试题
Directions:Forthispart.youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayent
Inlinguistics,thestudyofmeaningiscalled______.A、phonologyB、morphologyC、
DrivingalongSouthStreet,wheretheLosAngelessprawlmeetssprawlingOra
Idecidednotto________Johnwhenhewasinsuchadesperateposition.A、vanishB
下列不能表述卤化氢性质的选项是A.易溶于水 B.具有刺激性气味 C.在室温下
( )是正式批准一个项目的文档,或者是批准现行项目是否进入下一阶段的文档。A.
股指期货当存在期价低估时,交易者可反向套利。()
下列关于资产计税基础的表述中错误的有()。A.资产的计税基础代表的是资产在未来期
必须参加施工现场起重机械设备验收的单位有()。A、建设单位B、监理单位C、总
不属于人工定额中必需消耗的工作时间的是()。A、休息时间 B、停工时间 C
最新回复
(
0
)