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课件网) Unit4 Body Language What I hide by my language,my body utters. -Roland Barthes Learning Aims to master the key words and some sentence patterns to read into the passage Listening To How Bodies Talk We use both words and body language to express our thoughts and opinions in our interactions with other people. We can learn a lot about what people are thinking by watching their body language. Words are important, but the way people stand, hold their arms, and move their hands can also give us information about their feelings. Just like spoken language, body language varies from culture to culture. The crucial thing is using body language in a way that is appropriate to the culture you are in. For example, making eye contact—looking into someone’s eyes—in some countries is a way to display interest. In other countries, by contrast, eye contact is not always approved of. For example, in many Middle Eastern countries, men and women are not socially permitted to make eye contact. In Japan, it may demonstrate respect to look down when talking to an older person. vary 短语 vary in 在……方面不同 vary with 随着……而变化 vary from ... to ... ....各不同 vary between ... and ... 由……到……情况不等 eg The students’ work varies considerably in quality. People’s reactions to the medicine vary widely. Pulse rates vary slightly from person to person. In this school, the class numbers vary between 25 and 30. 【语境应用】完成句子。 1) 这些花的颜色和大小都不相同，但都很漂亮。 The flowers _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ but all of them are beautiful. 2) 这家宾馆每个房间的费用由20美元到30美元不等。 The charge for a room in this hotel _____ _____ $20 and $30. 3) 一般来说水果和蔬菜价格随季节变化而变化。 Generally speaking, prices of fruit and vegetables _____ _____ the season. vary in color and size varies between vary with approve of sth./sb. approve of sb. doing sth. approve of + 从句 approve n. approval He seemed to approve of my choice. He doesn’t approve of me leaving school this year. I approve of what the government is doing. The government has approved a program of economic reforms. The course is approved by the Department for Education. 【语境应用】翻译句子。 1) 我告诉母亲我想做一名歌手，但她不赞成。 I told my mother I wanted to be a singer but she didn’t approve. 2) 我的父母不准许我吸烟。 My parents don’t approve of me smoking cigarettes. 3) 市长批准了这项新的建筑计划。 The mayor approved the new building plan. The gesture for “OK” has different meanings in different cultures. In Japan, someone who witnesses another person employing the gesture might think it means money. In France, a person encountering an identical gesture may interpret it as meaning zero. However, you should avoid making this gesture in Brazil and Germany, as it is not considered polite. avoid doing sth.避免做.... as 因为 witness vt. 当场看到；目击；见证 n. 目击者；证人 Police are appealing for witnesses to the accid ... ...
