Body language Workbook
学习目标
1. Get a basic understanding of the words and expressions in this unit.
2. Spell the following words: represent, curious, approach, function, ease, rank, greet, association, defend, major, misunderstand.
3. Use the following phrases: be likely to, in general, at ease, lose face, in most cases.
识记词汇
1.连一连
represent 好奇的
curious 代表
approach 靠近,接近
function 作用,功能
ease 错误的
adult 安逸,舒适
false 成年人
lose face 防御
defend…against 丢脸
at ease 相反
on the contrary 自由自在
2.根据释义写出单词
(1) _____ action of defending oneself against an enemy’s attack
(2) _____ might happen or probably will be true
(3) _____ to be chosen to speak or act in place of someone
(4) _____ to run or travel somewhere in a great hurry
(5) _____ to come nearer to something or someone from a great distance
(6) _____ either side of the face below the eye
(7) _____ the act of flying, especially scheduled on a plane
精讲词汇
1. approach
(1) vt. 接近,靠近
The policeman approached the burning building.
警察靠近着火的大楼。
(2) n. 接近;方法,途径
an approach to… ……的方法
He came up with a new approach to the difficulty.
他提出了解决这个困难的新方法。
【词汇辨析】
approach, way, method与means
approach“方法;接近”。用法为:an approach to(to为介词)
way的用法是:in the way“用这种方法”。the way to do /the way of doing (to为不定式)“做某事的方法”。
method构成with a method“用一种方法”。
means意为“方式,方法”。单复数同形,by means of意为“通过……方法”。
Can you tell me the way to work out the math problem?
你能告诉我做那道数学题的方法吗?
We should improve our teaching method, with which we can make ourselves understood better.
我们应该改善我们的教学方法,用这些方法,我们可以使学生更好地理解我们。
We arrived there by means of plane
我们坐飞机到达那儿。
【尝试运用】
There is no easy _____ to maths.
A. way B. means C. method D. approach
2. curious adj.
(1)好奇的;感兴趣的
The foreign tourists were surrounded by the curious children.
国外游客被一群好奇的孩子包围着。
(2)奇特的;不同寻常的
He is suffering from a curious disease.
他患了一种奇怪的病。
【拓展延伸】
curiosity n. 好奇 curiously adv. 好奇地
be curious about对……感到好奇
be curious to do极想做
out of curiosity出于好奇
The child was curious about everything around him.
这个孩子对身边的每一件东西都感到很好奇。
I was curious to know the results of the exam.
我极想知道考试的结果。
I asked out of mere curiosity.
我只不过是出于好奇问问罢了。
【尝试运用】
I was _____ to find out what he said.
A. strange B. amusing C. curious D. conscious
3. ease
(1) n.安逸,舒适
She is leading a life of ease.
她过着舒适安逸的生活。
(2) v. 减轻(痛苦,忧虑)
The medicine eased his pain.
这药减轻了他的痛苦。
【拓展延伸】
put sb. at ease 使某人感到舒适、不拘束等
Her smile put us at ease.
她的微笑使我们感到放松。
with ease 毫不费劲地,轻而易举地
The question was so easy that I could answer it with ease.
这个问题如此简单,我回答得很轻松。
【尝试运用】
He felt completely _____ ease _____ Mary.
A. at; with B. at; to C. with; with D. to; to
4. defend…against /from保卫……以免受;防御
We should defend the island against the enemy.
我们应该保卫这个岛免遭敌人的侵犯。
【词汇辨析】
defend, protect与guard
defend是指抵御或击退外来威胁或攻击,另外defend还有“辩护”的意思。
protect指采取保护措施,使之不受伤害或损伤。
guard是指小心谨慎地对可能的危险进行防御以维护安全,含警告之意。
She wore a pair of sunglasses to protect her eyes from the sunlight.
她戴了一副太阳镜以保护她的眼睛不受阳光的照射。
The dog guarded the house against strangers.
狗守着房屋,不让陌生人进去。
【尝试运用】
The newspaper defended her _____ the accusation (谴责).
A. against B. with C. in D. of
5. be likely to do很可能……;有希望……
She is not likely to leave next week.
她下个星期不可能离开。
It’s very likely that he will not agree.
很有可能他不会同意。
【词汇辨析】
likely, possible与probable
likely是常用词,指从表面痕迹来看很有可能。主语既可以是人也可以是物。可以说sb./sth. be likely to do,但是不可以说It is likely for sb. to do sth.。
possible强调客观上有可能,但含有实际上可能性很小的意思。主语不可以是人,只能是用it作形式主语,构成It is possible for sb. to do sth.。
probable语气比possible强,含有“很有可能,十有八九”的意思。构成It is probable for sb. to do sth.。
I’m likely to be very busy today.
我今天可能很忙。
It is possible that he will come late again.
他有可能又迟到。
It seems probable that he will arrive before dusk.
他很有可能黄昏前到达。
【尝试运用】
It’s nearly eleven o’clock and Mother _____ walk in at any moment.
A. is possible to B. is probable to
C. is likely to D. is able to
6. lose (one’s) face丢脸;受屈辱;丧失声誉
You’ll lose face if you don’t keep your promise.
如果你不遵守诺言,你会丧失声誉的。
When Tom failed to beat his opponent, he felt he had lost his face before his friends.
汤姆没能打败对手,他感觉在朋友面前很丢脸。
【拓展延伸】
lose heart 泄气,灰心
lose one’s heart to 爱上,钟情于
lose weight 减肥
lose one’s way 迷路
lose one’s life 丧生
lose courage 丧失勇气
【尝试运用】
In order not to _____, he spent the whole night preparing for the speech of next day.
A. lose courage B. lose heart C. lose faced D. lose voice
7. as well也,还,而且(放于句末)
Give me those books as well. 把那些书也给我吧。
【词汇辨析】
as well, also与too
它们的意思相同,都意为“也,还”。但是在句中的位置不同。
also比较正式,一般放在实义动词之前,be动词、助动词或情态动词之后。
too和as well比较通俗。as well放于句末。too用于句中或句末,可用逗号隔开。
I’ve met Mary and I’ve also met her father.
我见过玛丽,也见过她父亲。
I’ve read the book and seen the film too.
我看过这本书,也看过这部电影。
【尝试运用】
John _____ believes that bears hibernate in winter
A. also; either B. too; as well
C. also; as well D. as well; too
8. It is amazing that那是令人吃惊的,也就是:It is +adj. + that句型
It is amazing that you should do it so well.
你竟然把这件事做得这么好,真令人吃惊。
【拓展延伸】
It is necessary /important /natural /strange /surprising that做……很……
本句型后要加should do。
It is really a surprising thing that the girl should get married so early.
这个女孩会这么早结婚真是一件令人吃惊的事。
It was natural that he should think so.
他会那样想是正常的。
【尝试运用】
It is necessary that you _____ present at the meeting.
A. will be B. are C. should be D. being
运用词汇
= 1 \* ROMAN I. 单词拼写
1. The letters USA r_____ the United States of America.
2. He g_____ all the guests warmly as they arrived.
3. Much to my surprise, my intention was _____ (误会了).
4. My _____ (联合) with him goes back to our days in high school. At present, our dreams have come true
5. When