Lecture 3 Word Choice
Why do we care about word choice? Interviewer:How much rewriting do you do? Hemingway:It depends.I rewrote the ending of Farewell to Arms,the last page of it,39 times before I was satisfied. Interviewer:Was there some technical problem there? What was it that had stumped you? Hemingway:Getting the words right. (Ernest Hemingway,"The Art of Fiction,"The Paris Review Interview,1956)
Why do we care about word choice? Interviewer: How much rewriting do you do? Hemingway: It depends. I rewrote the ending of Farewell to Arms, the last page of it, 39 times before I was satisfied. Interviewer: Was there some technical problem there? What was it that had stumped you? Hemingway: Getting the words right. (Ernest Hemingway, "The Art of Fiction, " The Paris Review Interview, 1956)
Outline 1.Objectives of this lecture; 2.Levels of diction; 3.Choosing the right words in English writing
Outline 1.Objectives of this lecture; 2. Levels of diction; 3. Choosing the right words in English writing
1.Objectives 1)to know the levels of diction; *2)to know how to choose the right words in English writing
1. Objectives v 1) to know the levels of diction; v 2) to know how to choose the right words in English writing
Warm-up activity 1.Read a joke:joke 2.Translate the following paragraph. 当问起毕业后干什么，大多数大学生说，他们 会找一个能给他们带来许多钱和舒适生活的工 作。在一家大银行或大公司里工作是他们所向 往的。但是我的想法大不相同。我要选择一个 能够发挥我的才能的职业
v Warm-up activity 1. Read a joke: joke 2. Translate the following paragraph. 当问起毕业后干什么，大多数大学生说，他们 会找一个能给他们带来许多钱和舒适生活的工 作。在一家大银行或大公司里工作是他们所向 往的。但是我的想法大不相同。我要选择一个 能够发挥我的才能的职业