Unit 4 Body languagelanguage points
1. I saw several young people enter the waiting area looking around curiously.
curious adj.
= eager to learn or know
be curious about sth. 对……好奇
be curious to do sth. 急于……
out of curiosity 出于好奇
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As a little girl, she was curious about the origin of human beings.
The tourists were surrounded by the curious children.
2. …closely followed by Julia Smith from Britain.
=…, Julia Smith from Britain closely following.
3. Tony approached Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek.
(1) approach 名词 n. 靠近；临近；接近
going near or nearer to a place
The enemy ran away at our approach.
在我们接近时, 敌人跑了。
verb + sb. in/ on/ by +the 身体部位
We heard the approach of the train.
我们听见火车开过来了。
n. 方法；步骤；通路；通道
The approach to the house was a narrow path.
通往这房子的路是一条狭窄的小径。
The best approach to learn a foreign language is the study of the spoken language.
学习外语的最好的途径是学口语。
at the approach of winter 冬季将临的时候
be easy of approach 容易到达; 容易接近
on the approach of death 临死的时候
v. 走近；靠近；接近 come near or nearer to someone or something
You must approach the bird very quietly or it will fly away.
你必须悄悄地走近那只鸟, 否则它会飞走的。
The summer is approaching.
夏季即将来临。
approach sb. about sth.
为某事同某人打交道
approach sb. for information
向某人了解情况
approach sb. with a suggestion
向某人建议
(2) touch vt.
a. 触摸, 接触, 触及, 轻触
I told you not to touch my things.
b. touch sb./ sth. (with sth.)
感动(某人)触动某人(某人的感情)
Her miserable experience touched us all deeply / touched our hearts with sorrow. 她经历很不幸，我们深受感动 / 我们都很伤心。
c. 接触，联系 n.
get / keep in touch with sb.
与~取得/保持联系
be in/ out of ~ （with sb.)
与--有/无联系
We’ve been out of touch for years.
4. introduce sb. to sb.
把某人介绍给某人
introduce sth. into…
采用；引进
Please allow me to introduce Mr Smith.
Potatoes were first introduced into Europe from South America.
introduction n. 　
a letter of ~　介绍信
make a self-introduction 作自我介绍
make ~ to each other 互相介绍
Yao Ming is a person needs no ~.
5. apologize v.
apology n.
apologize to sb. for sth. / doing sth.
make an apology to sb. for (doing) sth.
accept / refuse an apology
not … nor 即不……又不……
not all 连用形成部分否定
6. Not all cultures greet each other the
same way, nor are they comfortable
in the same way with touching or distance between people.
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.
nor = and also not / neither
方式状语
= while they are touching…or being…
7. In the same way that people communicate with spoken language, they also express their feelings using unspoken “language” through keeping physical distance,actions or posture.
(1) that引导的是方式定语从句。
The way that/ in which/或不用关联词。
(2) using引导的是状语, v-ing做状语。
express vt.
(用语言，神色，动作等）表达，表示 （感情，意见）
express sth. ( to sb.)
The guests ~ their thanks before leaving.
你对我的帮助，我感激不尽。
I can’t ~ to you how grateful I am for
your help.
express oneself （清楚地）
表达自己的意思
他仍然不能用英语表达自己的意思。
He is still unable to express himself in English
n. 快车（=express train)
The 8 am express to Beijing.
(邮局, 铁路, 公路等部门提供的) 速递, 速运
send goods by express 特快货运
n. expression 表达，表情
a happy ~ 愉快的神情
spoken English
written English
English-speaking countries
1. I don’t do well in __English.
A. speaks B. to speak
C. spoken D. speak
2. We must practise __English every day.
A. to speak B. speak
C. in speaking D. speaking
8. likely 常用于
sb. /sth. is likely to do sth.
It is likely that…
英语几乎不能说: it’s likely to do sth.
It is likely to rain.
(句子中的it是天气, 并不是形式主语。)
主语既可以是人也可是物
区别: likely, probable, possible
possible 常常用于下列结构:
It is possible for sb. to do sth.
It is possible that 从句
主语不能是人
2. probable: 常用于it is probable +that 主语不能是人, 几乎不能说it is probable to do sth.
9. general
1). adj. 普遍的，全面的
A matter of ~ concern/ interest
普遍（公众）关心/感兴趣的事情
Air-conditioner is in general use now.
2).总的，整体的
general idea of the passage
In general 大体上, 通常, 总的来讲
In general, he is a good guy.
generally speaking
frankly speaking
honestly speaking
avoid vt. 避开，避免
avoid (sth / doing)
I think she is avoiding me.
I avoid meeting him.
avoidable adj.