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Unit 4 Body language
1.There are many different ways to greet someone using words.(Page 25)
有许多不同的用语言跟别人打招呼的方式。
★greet vi.& vt. 迎接;问候
2.Yesterday,another student and I,representing our university’s student association,went to the Capital International Airport to meet this year’s international students.(Page 26)
昨天,我和另一个学生代表我们学校的学生会,到首都国际机场迎接今年的国际学生。
★represent vt.代表;象征
represent,stand for与on behalf of用法辨析
3.After half an hour of waiting for their flight to arrive,I saw several young people enter the waiting area looking around curiously.(Page 26)
在等待他们的航班长达半个小时后,我看到几个年轻人走进了等候区,好奇地向四周张望。
★curiously adv. 好奇地
4.Tony approached Julia,touched her shoulder and kissed her on the check!(Page 26)
托尼走近朱莉娅,摸了摸她的肩,亲了亲她的脸!
★approach vt.&vi.走近;接近;靠近 n.接近;方法;途径
approach作名词“方法,途径”的同义词:
a.method,其前常用介词with,其后用介词of。
b.means,其前常用介词by,其后常用介词of。
c.way,其前常用介词in,其后用介词of。
5.She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands,as if in defence.(Page 26)
她后退了几步,看上去有些吃惊,并举起她的双手,好像是在自卫。
剖析句中的动词-ing短语appearing surprised作伴随状语。动词-ing形式作伴随状语的基本原则:动词-ing形式的逻辑主语与句子的主语保持一致。
★defence n. 防御;保卫
6.However,people from places like Spain,Italy or South American countries approach others closely and are more likely to touch them.(Page 26)
不过,来自西班牙、意大利和南美等地方的人会站在离别人很近的地方,而且可能会(用身体)接触对方。
★likely adj.可能的
7.He had met Julie a few weeks ago at a job fair and was impressed with her spoken English.(Page 28)
几周之前,他在招聘会上见到了朱莉,并对她的口语印象深刻。
★be impressed with 对……印象深刻
8.The most universal facial expression is,of course,the smile — its function is to show happiness and put people at ease.(Page 30)
微笑当然是最普遍通用的面部表情,它的作用是表示快乐和安人心境。
★ease n.安逸;舒适 vt.减轻(痛苦、忧虑)
9.In most places around the world,frowning and turning one’s back to someone shows anger.(Page 30)
在世界上的大多数地方,皱眉或者背对着某人都表示发怒。
★turn one’s back to 背对
10.Being respectful to people is subjective,based on each culture,but in general it is probably not a good idea to give a hug to a boss or teacher.(Page 30)
基于每一种文化,对人们表示尊重都是带有主观性的。但是一般来说,拥抱老板或老师很可能是不妥当的。
剖析第一个分句中的动词