The honorablest part of talk, is to give the occasion; and again to moderate, and pass to somewhat else; for then a man leads the dance.
谈话中最得体的本领,是引出话题,适时调节,再转入别的话题;这样的人,才掌握着谈话的节奏。
— Francis Bacon · Essays (1625) · Of Discourse —
The honorablest part of talk, is to give the occasion; and again to moderate, and pass to somewhat else; for then a man leads the dance.
谈话中最得体的本领,是引出话题,适时调节,再转入别的话题;这样的人,才掌握着谈话的节奏。