discussion

常用用法

這四個(gè)詞都可作“談話”解。其區(qū)別在於:conversation是非正式會(huì)談,可能是熱烈和令人興奮的,也可能是乏味和令人厭煩的; chat是朋友間非常隨便的交談,所談的往往是些有趣的事,但不是很重要的事; discussion一般指嚴(yán)肅地討論某一個(gè)問題或難題,竝且尋求結(jié)論或解決的辦法, discussion有時(shí)可轉(zhuǎn)變爲(wèi)辯論; dialogue是兩個(gè)或兩個(gè)以上的人之間的對(duì)話以及小說、戯劇等中的對(duì)白。例如:
In my conversation with him,I mentioned your business plan.我和他談話時(shí)曾提及你的營業(yè)計(jì)劃。
The two friends sat in a corner and had a chat about the weather.兩個(gè)朋友坐在屋角閑聊天氣。
There was a general discussion following his speech.他的講話完後進(jìn)行了一般性的討論。
There is some good descriptive writing in the novel, but the dialogue is poor.這小說裡有些很好的描寫,但對(duì)白很差。