内容正文:
Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking — Comprehending
学习任务目标
1. 掌握介绍性说明文的语篇结构和展开方式。
2. 能够结合上下文进行推断,理解文章“言下之意”。
3. 从地域文化的角度来理解并读懂肢体语言,并且了解肢体语言在实际交流中承担着传情达意的功能。
写出下列词汇的汉语意思
1. interaction n. 交流;相互影响
2. appropriate adj. 合适的;恰当的
3. demonstrate vt. 表现;表达;说明;证明
4. gesture n. 手势;姿势;姿态
5. witness vt. 当场看到;目击;见证 n. 目击者;证人
6. identical adj. 相同的
7. barrier n. 隔阂;障碍
8. vary vi. (根据情况)变化;改变
9. approve vi. 赞成;同意 vt. 批准;通过
10. employ vt. 使用;应用;雇用
11. interpret vt. 把……理解(解释)为 vi. & vt. 口译
12. differ vi. 相异;不同于
13. favour vt. 较喜欢;选择;有利于
n. 帮助;恩惠;赞同
14. anger n. 愤怒;怒气 vt. 使生气;激怒
15. reliable adj. 可靠的;可信赖的
16. by contrast 相比之下
17. by comparison (与……)相比较
18. make inferences 推理;推断
19. break down 消除;分解;打破
20. learn about 了解;得知
21. differ from 与……不同;区别于……
22. ask for 请求;要求
23. feel down 感到沮丧;情绪低落
表格填空
We use both words and body language 1. to express our thoughts and opinions in our interactions with other people.
Body language varies2. from culture to culture.
Making eye contact in some countries is a way 3. to display interest; in other countries, eye contact is not always approved of.
The gesture for “OK” has different meanings in different cultures. In Japan, it means money; in France, it means zero; in Brazil and Germany, it is not 4. considered polite.
The gestures for “yes” and “no” 5. differ around the world. In many countries, 6. shaking one's head means “no”, and nodding means “yes”. By comparison, in Bulgaria and southern Albania, the gestures have the opposite meaning.
There are also differences in 7. how we touch each other, how close we stand to someone we are talking to, and how we act when we meet or part.
Some gestures seem
to have the same
meaning everywhere.
The gesture for “sleep” and the gesture for “I'm full” have the individually identical meanings in the world.
Some body language
has many different
uses.
A smile can help us 8. get through difficult situations and find friends in a world of strangers.
A smile can break down barriers.
We can use