Unit Four,Body Language
第四单元，肢体语言

interaction
Price is determined through the interaction of demand and supply.
价格在供需的相互作用中形成。

vary
Teaching methods vary greatly from school to school.
教学方法因学校的不同而不同。

appropriate
I've been invited to her wedding but I haven't got anything appropriate to wear.
我被邀请参加她的婚礼，但我没有合适的衣服穿。

approve
I approve of your trying to earn some money but please don't neglect your studies.
我同意你去挣一些钱，可是请不要误了功课。

demonstrate
We want to demonstrate our commitment to human rights.
我们想表明我们对人权的信念。

gesture
They communicated entirely by gesture.
他们完全用手势交流。

witness
She was shocked by the violent scenes she had witnessed.
她被亲眼目睹的暴力场面惊呆了。

employ
Your time should be usefully employed to attend to some professional matters.
你可以有效地利用时间处理一些专业问题。

interpret
They spoke good Spanish, and promised to interpret for me.
他们西班牙语说得很好，答应替我翻译。

identical
This is the identical hotel we stayed in last year.
这就是我们去年住过的那家旅馆。

differ
Their house differs from mine in area.
他们的房子与我的不同，区别在于面积不同。

cheek
Rosy cheeks are a symbol of good health.
红润的面颊是健康的象征。

favour
A mother shouldn't favour one of her children over the others.
做母亲的不应过分偏袒某一个孩子。

bow
She bowed and left the stage.
她鞠了一躬,离开了舞台。

waist
She was paralyzed from the waist down.
她下半身瘫痪了。

barrier
The language barrier makes the debate impossible.
语言障碍使得讨论无法进行。

fake
The painting was judged a fake.
这幅画被判定为赝品。

anger
My aunt was shaking with anger as she left the room.
我姑妈离开房间时气得直发抖。

reliable
It's not reliable to judge a man only by his look.
单凭容貌来判断一个人是不可靠的。

incident
About ten people were killed in the shooting incident.
大约10人在枪击事件中丧生。

trial
She agreed to employ me for a trial period.
她同意试用我一段时间。

slight
I didn't have the slightest idea who that man was.
我根本不知道那人是谁。

slightly
We took a slightly more direct route.
我们选择了一条略近的路线。

twin
The twins are now eight months old.
这对双胞胎现在八个月大了。

nonverbal
Gestures are a nonverbal means of expression.
手势是一种非言语的表达方式。

assessment
We will make an assessment of the pavement quality.
我们将对路面质量进行评估。

assess
The technique is being tried in classrooms to assess what effects it may have.
这种方法正在课堂上试用,以评定其效果。

internal
The medicine is not for internal use.
这种药不可内服。

slump
The old man slumped it down in his chair.
老先生一屁股跌坐在椅子上。

pose
Officials claim the chemical poses no real threat.
官员们称这种化学物质不会构成实际的威胁。

bend
She bent down to kiss the little girl.
她弯下腰去吻那个小女孩。

reveal
The reports revealed that the company made a loss of two thousand million last year.
报告显示，该公司去年亏损20亿美元。

clarify
I hope that what I say will clarify the situation.
我希望我说的话能澄清这一情况。

educator
An educator must first educate himself.
教育者必须自己先受教育。

tick
Put a tick in the box if you agree with this statement.
如果你同意这种说法,就在方框内打一个钩。

tendency
The drug is effective but has a tendency to cause headaches.
这种药很有效,但可能会引起头疼。

lower
He had to lower his head to get through the door.
他得低头才能过这道门。

imply
The fact that she was here implies a degree of interest.
她到场就说明了她有一定程度的兴趣。

barely
Mary had barely enough money to live on.
玛丽的钱只够勉强度日。

chin
Jill crossed her legs and rested her chin on one fist as if lost in deep thought.
吉尔盘着双腿 ,一个拳头支着下巴 ,仿佛陷入了沉思。

occupy
He occupies himself in playing computer games.
他沉迷于电脑游戏。

stare
It's not polite to stare at a girl in the face.
盯着姑娘的脸瞧是不礼貌的。

ceiling
She lay on her back staring up at the ceiling.
她仰卧着凝视天花板。

distract
Don't talk to her — she's very easily distracted.
不要同她讲话 — 她的注意力很容易分散。

perceive
I perceived a change in his behaviour.
我发觉他的行为有些变化。

distinguish
We should distinguish between right and wrong.
我们应辨别是非。

anxiety
There is much anxiety about environmental problems in this country.
这个国家的环境问题令人担忧。

chest
Her heart was pounding in her chest.
她的心在胸口怦怦直跳。

embarrassed
She always feels embarrassed when she has to give a speech in front of lots of people.
每次在人们面前做公众演讲时,她都觉得很难为情。

ashamed
You should be ashamed of yourself for telling such lies.
你扯这种谎应该感到羞耻。

merely
It's important to write these goals down rather than merely think about them.
重要的是把这些目标写下来，而不仅仅是想一想。

bother
I don't want to bother her with my problems at the moment.
我此刻不想让她为我的事操心。

weep
I could have wept thinking about what I'd missed.
想到所失去的东西,我真想痛哭一场。

conflict
Marx points out the potential conflicts below the surface of society.
马克思指出了隐藏在社会表层之下的潜在矛盾。

inquire
I rang up to inquire about train times.
我打电话询问了火车时间。

ultimately
Ultimately you'll have to make the decision yourself.
最终你还是得自己拿主意。

adjust
It took a few seconds for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.
她过了几秒钟才适应黑暗。

react
People can react badly to certain food additives.
人们对某些食品添加剂会严重过敏。

tone
The tone of apology indicated her sincerity.
她道歉的口气表明了她的诚心。

by contrast
Britain by contrast already has one of the best developed tourist markets in the world.
相比之下，英国已经是世界上最发达的旅游市场之一。

by comparison
By comparison with other European countries car prices in the UK are very high.
与其他欧洲国家相比，英国的汽车价格非常高。

make inferences
The scientists made inferences based on the data they collected.
科学家们根据所收集的数据作出了推论。

break down
Getting young people together will help to break down the barriers between them.
让年轻人聚在一起将有助于打破他们之间的障碍。

straighten up
Mum told me to straighten up my room.
妈妈让我把自己的房间整理干净。

in other words
I'm not used to the way you speak to me. In other words, I don't want to continue our talk.
我不习惯你对我说话的方式。换句话说，我不想继续我们的谈话了。

call on
I now call on the chairman to address the meeting.
现在请主席向大会致辞。

at work
Men, however, spend more time at work.
男性的大部分时间则在工作。

figure out
I couldn't figure out how she managed to keep her figure.
我不明白她是怎样保持身材的。

make a big difference to somebody
make a big difference to something
Changing schools made a big difference to my life.
转学对我的一生有着重大的影响。

favor doing something
I favor reading in my spare time.
我喜欢在业余时间看书。

get through
It was their love that got me through those first difficult months.
正是他们的爱让我度过了最初艰难的几个月。