1、选择性必修1 Unit4 早读材料一、必背短语1. vary from culture to culture 因文化而异 2. be appropriate to 适合 3. make eye contact 进行眼神交流 4. by contrast 相比之下5. approve of 赞成;同意6. demonstrate respect 表示尊敬7. employ the gesture 用这个手势8. by comparison 与相比较9.shake hands 握手10.get through difficult situations 渡过难关 11.break down barr
2、iers 消除障碍 12.ask for help 寻求帮助 13.straighten up 直起来；整理；收拾整齐14.differ in=be different in 在.方面不同 15.make inferences 做出推断 16.in other words 换句话说;也就是说 17.distinguish.from.使.有别于.；分辨.和. 18.in favor of 赞同；支持19.occupy oneself with sth./in doing sth 忙于某事/做某事 6.have a tendency to do 有做的倾向 7.hide their faces i
3、n their hands 双手掩面 8.call on (短暂地)访问;呼吁 9.have serious conflicts with 和有严重的冲突 10.make an adjustment(s) to 对.作出调整 二、 词形转变1. vary /veri/vi.(根据情况)变化;改变various/veris/adj.各种不同的;各种各样的variety/vrati/n.变化;多样化;(同一事物的)不同种类2. appropriate /prprit/adj.合适的;恰当的appropriately/prpritli/adv.适当地;合适地3. approve/pruv/vi.赞成
4、;同意 vt.批准;通过approval/pruvl/n.赞成;认可4. demonstrate/demnstret/vt.表现;表达;说明;证明demonstration/demnstren/n.示范;证明5. employ /mpl/vt.使用;应用;雇用employer/mpl(r)/n.雇主employee/mpli/n.雇员;雇工employment/mplmnt/n.雇用;使用;就业6. differ /df(r)/vi.相异;不同于different/dfrnt/adj.不同的difference/dfrns/n.差异;不同7. anger /g(r)/n.愤怒;怒气 vt.使生
5、气;激怒angry/gri/adj.生气的8. reliable /rlabl/adj.可靠的;可信赖的rely/rla/vi.依靠;依赖9.educate /eduket/vt.教育educator/eduket(r)/n.教育工作者education/eduken/n.教育10.tendency /tendnsi/n.趋势;倾向tend/tend/v.趋于;往往会11.occupy /kjupa/vt.占据;占用occupation/kjupen/n.职业occupied/kjupad/adj.忙于;使用中12.anxious /ks/adj.焦虑的;担心的;渴望的anxiously/ks
6、li/adv.焦虑地anxiety/zati/n.焦虑;担心;害怕13. embarrassed /mbrst/adj.难堪的;尴尬的embarrassing/mbrs/adj.令人尴尬的;令人难堪的embarrass/mbrs/vt.使尴尬;使难堪embarrassment/mbrsmnt/n.尴尬14.adjust /dst/vt.调整;调节 vi. & vt.适应;(使)习惯adjustment/dstmnt/n.调整15.react /rkt/vi.(对)起反应;回应;(对食物等)有不良反应reaction/rkn/n.反应;回应三、必背文段Dear Andrew,I am Li Hu
7、a. How is everything getting along with you? Learning that you are heading for America for further study, I am writing to inform you of the importance of body language.Body language is a way of communication. However, people may misunderstand the gestures from different cultures. For example, when w
8、e nod at somebody, we mean we agree with his opinion. But in some countries, nodding ones head means disagreement. It is generally recognized that looking somebody in the eye shows that we are listening to him attentively, while in some districts, it is considered to be rude.Therefore, it is of significance for you to have a good understanding of American body language if you are in America. Hopefully, you can adapt to the life there as soon as possible.Yours,Li Hua
