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.