8 The utterance “We are already working 25 hours a day, eight days a week.”

帮你查到原题是:

The utterance "We're already working 25 hours a day,eight days a week."obviously violates the maxim of ______.

A.quality B.quantity C.relation D.manner

意思是违反了 A:质量原则

B是 数量原则

C是 关系原则

D是 方法原则

是语言学四个合作原则

具体介绍:

Four maxims of CP

The maxim of quality 质量原则

----Do not say what you believe to be false.

----Do not say that for which you lack adequate evidence.

The maxim of quantity 数量原则

----Make your contribution as informative as required for the current purpose of the exchange.

----Do not make your contribution more informative than is required.

The maxim of relation 关联原则

----Be relevant ( make your contribution relevant).

The maxim of manner 方式原则

----Avoid obscurity of expression.

----Avoid ambiguity.

----Be brief.

----Be orderly.