学案12：Unit 4 Body language

Unit 4Body language
基础要点详解
1.represent vt.代表；描绘；表现；体现；象征
(P26)Yesterday，another student and I，representing our university’s student association，went to the Capital International Airport to meet this year’s international students.
昨天，我和另一个同学代表我们大学的学生会，到首都国际机场迎接今年的国际学生。

例句
①(朗文P1734)Her greatest ambition was to represent her country at the Olympics.
她最大的愿望是代表自己的国家参加奥运会。

②The competition attracted over 500 players representing 8 different countries.
这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名运动员。

③You should represent your complaints to the management.
你们应向管理阶层说明你们的不满。

④John represented his girlfriend to be a famous star.
约翰宣称他的女朋友是明星。

2.curious adj.好奇的；求知的；古怪的
(P26)After half an hour of waiting for their flight to arrive，I saw several young people enter the waiting area looking around curiously.
等待了半个小时之后，我看到几个年轻人进入了等候区好奇地四处张望。

例句
①(牛津P489)He is such a curious boy，always asking questions.
他这个孩子求知欲很高，总是爱提问。

②Don’t be too curious about the things you’re not supposed to know.
不该知道的事别去打听。

③(牛津P489)They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs.
他们对住在楼上的人感到很好奇。

④(牛津P489)Curiously enough，a year later exactly the same thing happened again.
说来也怪，一模一样的事情在一年以后又发生了。

3.approach vt.& vi.建议；要求；接近；靠近
n接近；方法；途径
(P26)Tony approached Julia，touched her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek!
托尼走近朱莉娅，摸了摸她的肩，并亲了她的脸！
例句
①The job market has changed and our approach to finding work must change as well.
就业市场变了，我们找工作的途径也要改变。

②(牛津P83)All the approaches to the palace were guarded by troops.
通往宫殿的所有道路都有军队守卫。

③The time for graduation is approaching. 毕业的日子即将来临。

4.likely adj.预期的；可能的
(P26)However，people from places like Spain，Italy or South American countries approach others closely and are more likely to touch them.
不过，来自像西班牙、意大利或南美等国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。

归纳
It’s likely that...＝Sb.be likely to do... 做某事是可能的
not likely(表示坚决不同意)绝不可能，绝对不会
例句
①It is likely that you could suffer from bad health if you keep smoking.
如果继续吸烟，你很有可能会健康状况不佳。

②That means the price is likely to go down because of the competition.
那意味着价格有可能因为竞争而下降。

③It’s highly likely that he will succeed.＝He is highly likely to succeed.
他很有可能成功。

5.at ease舒适；快活；自由自在
(P30)The most universal facial expression is，of course，the smile－its function is to show happiness and put people at ease.
微笑当属最普遍使用的面部表情，它的作用是表示快乐和安人心境。

例句
①His mind was at ease knowing that the children were safe.
听说孩子们都安全，他才放心。

②(牛津P631)I never feel completely at ease with him.
我跟他在一起总感到不是很自在。

③Don’t overwork yourself and take your ease.
不要过度劳累，休息一会儿。

6.in general总的来说；通常
(P26)In general，though，studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in today’s world of cultural crossroads!
但总的来说，在当今文化交融的世界，学习不同国家的习俗肯定能够帮助我们避免交往中的困难！
例句
①(牛津P847)In general，Japanese cars are very reliable and breakdowns are rare.
日本汽车通常是很可靠的，发生故障的情况极少。

②On the whole，I am satisfied with the experiment.
总的来说，我对这个实验是很满意的。

句型梳理
1.【教材原句】The first person to arrive was Tony Garcia from Colombia，closely followed by Julia Smith from Britain.(P26)
第一个到达的是从哥伦比亚来的托尼·加西亚，随后紧跟着的是英国的朱莉娅·史密斯。

【分析】(1)to arrive是不定式作后置定语。

当中心词是序数词或被序数词限定时，常用不定式作后置定语。

例句
①She was the first woman to win the gold medal in the Olympic Games.
她是第一位获奥运会金牌的女子。

②He is always the first to come and the last to leave.
他总是第一个来最后一个离开。

(2)closely adv.
a．接近地，密切地，多指抽象的近
The two events are closely connected. 这两件事联系密切。

b．严密地，仔细地
Please listen closely to the following instructions. 请仔细听以下说明。

(3)close adv.“接近”，指距离上的“近”。

Go further away！You are too close to me.
再离远一点，你太靠近我了。

Come closer(to me)．再靠近我一点吧。

2.【教材原句】Looking away from people or yawning will，in most cases，make me appear to be uninterested.(P30).
在多数情况下，把眼光从人们身上移开或者打个哈欠，会使我看上去(对此人或此事)不感兴趣。

【分析】in most cases意为“在大多数情况下；在大多数场合下”，case是可数名词，意为“情形；场合”。

例句
In most cases，he would be in time for everything.
在大多数情况下，他做什么事都很准时。

(1)in any case表条件，意思是“无论如何，总之”。

In any case，you’ll have to be at the station by 8∶00.
无论如何，你必须在八点前到达车站。

(2)in case 既可表示条件也可表示目的，意思是“万一，如果；以防”，引导条件状语和目的状语从句。

Take an umbrella in case it rains/in case of rain. 带把雨伞以防下雨。

(3)in that case如果那样
Tomorrow it may rain. In that case，we won’t go out for play.
明天可能下雨。

如果那样的话，我们就不出去玩了。

(4)in no case在任何情况下都不(置于句首时，通常倒装)
In no case are you to leave your post.
无论如何你都不能擅离职守。