eg:I found the restrictions irksome. l6.lousy:very bad,awful,,terrible非常糟的，极坏的 eg:What lousy weather! l7.slick:speaking very easily and smoothly but in a way that does not seem sincere花言巧语的、 能说会道的：华而不实的 eg:a slick salesman a slick advertising campaign I8.hilarious:extremely funny极其滑稽的 eg:Lynn found the whole situation hilarious. 19.blithe:not anxious about what you are doing不在意的、漫不经心的；快乐的、无忧无虑的 eg:He drove with blithe regard for the rules of the road. She is a blithe and carefree girl. 20.bug:(informal)to annoy or irritate sb. eg:Stop bugging me! It's something that has been bugging me a lot recently. Questions: 1.What are the functions of language?What is the definition of language in its broader sense? 2.How does the author narrow down his topic? 3.Retell the author's experience of learning languages and summarize his main points 4.Discuss with peers about your habits of using languages and compare them with the author's. 5.Collect examples of bad language usages in ads,internet,journal,novels,textbooks,etc.eg: I found the restrictions irksome. 16. lousy: very bad, awful, terrible 非常糟的，极坏的 eg：What lousy weather! 17. slick: speaking very easily and smoothly but in a way that does not seem sincere 花言巧语的、 能说会道的；华而不实的 eg: a slick salesman a slick advertising campaign 18. hilarious: extremely funny 极其滑稽的 eg：Lynn found the whole situation hilarious. 19. blithe: not anxious about what you are doing 不在意的、漫不经心的;快乐的、无忧无虑的 eg：He drove with blithe regard for the rules of the road. She is a blithe and carefree girl. 20. bug: (informal) to annoy or irritate sb. eg: Stop bugging me! It’s something that has been bugging me a lot recently. Questions: 1. What are the functions of language? What is the definition of language in its broader sense? 2. How does the author narrow down his topic? 3. Retell the author’s experience of learning languages and summarize his main points 4. Discuss with peers about your habits of using languages and compare them with the author’s. 5. Collect examples of bad language usages in ads, internet, journal, novels, textbooks, etc