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Unit
2
Body language
2
Reading
Li Lele and Wang haoran are university students. They both have part-time jobs at a travel company.
body language 肢体语言
matter v. 要紧;重要
What really matters is your hard work.
part-time job 兼职工作
a travel company 旅行社
Body language matters!
A well-dressed lady entered the office. She looked at Li Lele and Wang Haoran, and then walked over to Lele. Lele looked excited. “Good morning, madam!” she said cheerfully.
well-dressed adj. 穿着讲究的
dress v. 穿衣服;给...穿衣服
The little girl is too young to dress herself.
walk over to 走向...
cheerfully adv. 愉快地;高高兴兴地
He cheerfully agreed to help us with the work.
cheerful adj. 愉快的
Haoran sighed and walked away.
“What’s the matter?” asked Mr Yang, the boss.
“People always choose Lele instead of me. I don’t understand.”
sigh [saɪ] v. 叹气
What’s the matter?/What’s wrong?/What’s up?/ What’s the trouble?
instead of 而不是;代替; 反而
Now I can walk to work instead of going by car.
She didn’t laugh at me. She offered to help me instead.
“I do. It’s the way you communicate.”
“How can that be?” Haoran asked. “I don’t get a chance to speak.”
the way you communicate 你沟通的方式(定语从句)
I don’t like the way you speak to me.
communicate v. 沟通
We should communicate with our parents often.
communication n. 沟通
We need more communication with our parents.
get a chance to do... 有机会做某事
“Communicating means more than just speaking.Your body language is important too.”
“Body language?”
communicating 动名词做主语
speaking 动名词做宾语
more than 不仅仅; 超过/多于
This is more than a book. It’s a gift from my teacher.
“It’s the way you stand and sit. It’s your gestures and the expressions on your face.
gesture n. 手势;姿势
He made a rude gesture at the driver of the other car.
expression n. 表情;表达
There was a worried expression on her face.
express v. 表达
You can express your feelings by writing a letter.
Your whole appearance communicates things.
whole adj. 全部的;整体的(冠词;物主代词;所有格之后)
I had to listen to the whole boring story.
appearance n. 外貌;外表(U)
We should not judge a person by his appearance.
appear v. 出现 disappear v. 消失
You don’t give people a good impression, Haoran.
impression n. 印象 (C)
give sb. a good impression 给...留下好印象
leave/make a good impression on sb. 给...留下好印象
Being on time will make a good impression on your boss.
impress v. 给...留下深刻印象
We interviewed lots of people, but none of them impressed us.
impressive adj. 令人印象深刻的;令人赞叹的
You look down, you never smile and you don’t turn your head towards them.
look down n. 俯视;向下看
We stood on the top of the mountain and looked down.
look down on/upon 轻视;看不起
Don't look down on people!
turn one’s head towards... 把头转向...
towards prep. 向;朝 (toward)
He moved towards the door quickly.
“Look at Lele. She’s holding her head up. She always smiles and looks friendly.
hold v. 使保持(在某位置)
Hold your head up.
hold v. 拿着/抱住;容纳;举行/召开
He is holding an umbrella in his hand.
The big room can hold about 500 people.
They will hold a sports meeting next week.
Her body language is making people feel welcome, so they go to her for help.”
make sb. feel welcome 使某人感到受欢迎
go to sb. for help 向某人求助
If you have any trouble, you can go to the police for help .
turn to sb. for help 向某人求助
ask sb. for help 向某人求助
Haoran observed Lele carefully for a while and then decided to improve his own body language. He sat up straight and tried smiling at people.
observe v. 观察;注意到
When we do the experiment, we must observe every change carefully.
I observed him playing basketball on the playground.
decide to do 决定做...
sit up straight 坐直;
try doing 尝试做.../ try to do 尽力做...
smile at... 向某人微笑
Minutes later, a beautiful girl entered. She walked over to Haoran. A few moments later, she left with a smile.
minutes later 几分钟后
a few moments later 过了一会儿
walk over 走过来;走过去
She walked over and said hello to me.
Mr Yang came over at once and said, “You made a good impression on her, Haoran.”
come over 走过来
When I waved at her, she came over at once.
make a good impression on sb. 给某人留下好印象
His kindness made a good impression on us.
“That was my sister,” said Haoran. “She wanted to remind me that tomorrow is her birthday.”
remind v. 提醒;使记起
remind sb. of/about ... 使某人想起...;提醒某人...
The book reminds me of my good friend.
remind sb. that... 提醒某人...
He reminds me that I should go on.
remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事
What you said reminds me to see Mike in hospital.
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