1. She enjoys chaste discourse.
    她喜欢高雅的交谈。

2. The law student wrote a discourse on the relationship between crime and environment.
    这位法律系学生写了一篇有关犯罪与环境两者关系的论文。

3. I heard the professor''s discourse on English lexicography.
    我听了教授所作的关于英语辞典学的学术讲演。

1. 话语：他在一个本来很单纯很学术的地理学问题上,也推广了他关于"话语"和"权力"的理论,于是在"领土"、"地平线"、"等高线"等等地理学术语中,他引入了他一贯关注的"权力"(power)和"话语"(discourse)的概念,并使它具有了政治、法律和文化的涵意

2. 谈话：体裁:这是一个叙述(Narrative),以谈话(discourse)方式来描述. 叙述者对地点和人物似乎刻意安排. 两个主要人物的身分也特别表明. 叙述者对谈话的内容似乎早已准备好. 连答案也刻意地如此表达. 约翰对神迹的看法也不完全与符类福音相同.

3. 会话：为了更好地理解古代哲学在什么意义上是一种生活方式,或许有必要求助于斯多葛哲学关于哲学会话(discourse)与哲学自身的区分. 14对于斯多葛哲学而言,哲学的组成部分--物理学、伦理学和逻辑--事实上并不是哲学自身的组成部分,

4. 篇章：因此,一方面,教师在文章分析时要从篇章(discourse)的角度出发,围绕主旨把握好教学过程;另一方面,教师在设计阅读后活动(post-reading activities)时,可以融入一些考察学生篇章理解的活动内容,同时带动老师与学生、学生与学生、以及学生与材料之间的多重互动.

1. (尤指对某严肃话题口头或书面的)演讲，论述，著述
    Discourse is spoken or written communication between people, especially serious discussion of a particular subject.

    e.g. ...a tradition of political discourse.
           政治演讲的传统

2. 话语;语篇
    In linguistics, discourse is natural spoken or written language in context, especially when complete texts are being considered.

    e.g. The Centre has a strong record of research in discourse analysis.
           该中心在语篇分析研究方面成果丰硕。
    e.g. ...our work on discourse and the way people talk to each other.
           我们对话语及人们相互交谈方式的研究

3. 演讲;论述
    A discourse is a serious talk or piece of writing which is intended to teach or explain something.

    e.g. Gates responds with a lengthy discourse on deployment strategy.
           盖茨以一篇有关部署策略的鸿篇大论予以回应。

4. 高谈阔论;论述
    If someone discourses on something, they talk for a long time about it in a confident way.

    e.g. He discoursed for several hours on French and English prose.
           他花了几个小时讲述法国和英国的散文。

5. see also: direct discourse;indirect discourse

1. extended verbal expression in speech or writing

2. an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

    e.g. the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic
           his treatment of the race question is badly biased

    Synonym: discussiontreatment

3. an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

    Synonym: sermonpreaching

1. talk at length and formally about a topic

    e.g. The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England

    Synonym: hold forthdissertate

2. carry on a conversation

    Synonym: converse

3. to consider or examine in speech or writing

    e.g. The author talks about the different aspects of this question
           The class discussed Dante''s `Inferno''

    Synonym: talk aboutdiscuss