unit 4 Body language单元语言点

unit 4 Body language单元语言点

目标认知

重点词汇

major，apologize，nor, act，share，represent，approach，reach，likely，general，behave ，though，particular，defend，means

重点短语

put up，come up，turn one’s back to sb. /sth.，up and down，not all

重点句型

否定词位于句首的倒装

How about...? ＝What about...?

知识讲解

重点词汇

【高清课堂：词汇精讲】

major

重点例句：

I guessed that there was probably a major misunderstanding.

Observe & think

adj.

1) This is a major road.

2) Water plays a major role in our life.

n.

Her major is History.

vi.

She majored in English at Shandong University.

Summarize

1）adj. 主要的，重要的，大的

play a major role in sth. 在某事中起重要作用

2）n. 主修课程，专业课

3）v. 主修major in sth. 主修（=specialize in sth. ）

major on sth. 专门研究（课题、文体等）

Practice

1）这是一家大跨国公司。

This is a major international company.

2）Never mind―it’s not major.

别担心―这不严重。

3）他在大学主修法语。

He majored in French when he was at university.

apologize

重点例句：

They both apologized—another cultural mistake!

v. apologize n. apology

apologize to sb. for sth. / doing sth./ having done sth.

make an apology to sb. for (doing) sth.

accept / refuse an apology

nor

重点例句：

Not all cultures greet each other the same way, nor are they comfortable in the same way.

nor / neither

否定副词, 常置于句首, 此时句子要倒装, 即助动词/系动词/情态动词放在主语之前。

I don’t like her, nor/neither does Lily.

I am not a nurse, nor/ neither is Lily.

Practice

She can’t dance. ________ he.

I don’t know about it._______ I care.

If you don’t go, ________ I.我也不去。

act

【原句回放】Choose a phrase and act it out without speaking．选择一个短语。然后表演出来，不能说话。(P25)【点拨】act vt.& vi.做某事，采取行动；起作用，发生效用；表演，扮演n.行为，举动The girl’s life was saved because the doctors acted so quickly．

那个女孩的生命由于医生们行动迅速而得以挽救。

The pump isn’t acting well．抽水机不大好用。

Last week，a new play was acted．上周上演了一出新戏。

She’s not really crying；she is only acting to get your sympathy．

她并非真哭，她不过是假哭以取得你们的同情。

the act of thinking思考的行为

【拓展】act out把……表演出来；把……付诸行动

act up捣乱；出毛病

act against违反

act as担任……职务；起……作用

act for代理(某人的职务)；代为(处理某事)

易混辨析

act，action与deed的区别

①act n.动作，行为。一般指具体的、短暂的或个别的行为，强调行为的完成及其效果。

It is an act of kindness to help a blind man across the street．

帮助盲人过街是善良的行为。

②action n.行为，行动。与act同义，多指抽象的、长时间的、反复性的行为，特别强调多种动作才能完成

一件事情。

We must take action at once in order to help her．

为了帮助她，我们必须立刻采取行动。

③deed n.行为，事迹。指某种具体或抽象的行为，一般指永久性行为及其结果，特别是好的行为和事迹。

Deeds are better than words．行动胜于言辞。

Lei Feng’s deeds will live forever．雷锋的事迹将流芳百世。

share

【原句回放】Share your ideas with your partner．与你的同伴交换一下观点。(P25)

【点拨】share vt.& vi.分享，分担，共同享有n.一部分，一份，后面常用介词of或in；股权，股份(一般用复数形式)

We share a small room between us．

我们两人合住一个小房间。

May I share your umbrella?我可以合用你的雨伞吗?

They wanted as to share their excitement and happiness．

他们希望我们能和他们一样激动和高兴。

The ownership of the railway is divided into several million shares．这条铁路的所有权被分成几百万股份。

【拓展】

for my share至于我自己

go shares(with...)平分；分享/担；均摊

have/take a/one’s share 分担；参加

represent

【原句回放】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学校的学生会到首都国际机场迎接今年的国际学生。(P26)

【点拨】represent vt.代表；表现；描写；描画；声称

We chose a committee to represent us．

我们选出一个委员会来代表我们。

Paintings representing religious themes were common in medieval times．

表现宗教主题的绘画在中世纪很常见。

This painting represents a storm．

这幅画描绘的是一场暴风雨。

He represented himself as a philosopher．

他声称自己是哲学家。

【拓展】

represent oneself as/to be自称是；声称

represent sth.(to sb.)说明；阐述；表达