Transcript Unit 3 Body Language

Unit 3 Body Language
• Body Language
Non-verbal Communication
Non-linguistic Communication
Communication without Words
• snap judgment/decision: a judgment or
decision made quickly, without careful
thought or discussion
• antipathy: a feeling of strong dislike or
hostility towards someone or something
– antipathy to/ towards
– a growing antipathy towards the government
– She'd often spoken of her antipathy towards
London.
• assume: think that something is true without definite proof 假定, 设
想,
• =presume
• assume (that)
– I didn't see your car, so I assumed you'd gone out.
• it is/seems reasonable to assume (that)
– It seems reasonable to assume that the book was written around 70 AD.
– I think we can safely assume that interest rates will go up again soon.
• let us/let's assume (that) (=used when thinking about a possible
event or situation and its possible results)
– Let us assume for a moment that we could indeed fire her, should we?
– When it got to midnight and Paul was still not back, I began to assume
the worst (=think that the worst possible thing had happened) .
• aspiration: a strong desire to have or
achieve something=ambition渴望达到的目
标,雄心,建立丰功伟绩的强烈愿望
– a high level of political aspiration
• aspiration of
– the aspirations of the working classes
• aspiration for
– their hopes and aspirations for the future
• conviction: a very strong belief or opinion
深信, 确信
• religious/political convictions
– a woman of strong political convictions
deep/strong conviction
• conviction that
– The students possess the conviction that they
can make a difference to their community.
• token: something that represents a feeling,
fact, event etc作为…的标志
• a token of your
gratitude/respect/appreciation
– Please accept this gift as a small token of our
appreciation.
– a ring given in token of love一只象征爱情而给
的戒指
– We shook hands as a token of our friendship.
我们握手，以表示我们的友谊。
• trait: a particular quality in someone's
character一个人的性格方面的特征,显著的
特点
• personality/character traits性格特征
• marked Japanese traits日本人的显著特点
• national traits民族性
• a mental illness associated with particular
personality traits
• perceive: notice, see, or recognize
something
– That morning, he perceived a change in
Franca's mood.
– Cats are not able to perceive color.
• perceive that
– He perceived that there was no other way out
of the crisis.
• stance: the position of a standing person or
animal=posture 一个站立的人或者动物的姿势
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stance: an opinion that is stated publicly
stance on
What is your stance on environmental issues?
stance against
a strong stance against abortion
take/adopt a stance
The President has adopted a tough stance on terrorism.
take a moderate stance towards sb对某人采取温和的姿
态
• They fell in love at first sight.
Communication
with the body
Two “telling”
forms of
behavior
Clothes
a person
wears
ornaments
Color
preferences
Perhaps snap judgments aren’t
so unsound after all.
Preferences in
architecture
and furniture
• account for: give the reason why something
happens
• =explain
– Recent pressure at work may account for his behavior.
– Can you account for your movements on that night?
• account for: form a particular amount or part of
something
• African-Americans account for 12% of the US
population.
project
• project yourself: try to make other people have a
particular idea about you
– I hope the team will project a smart, professional
image.
• project yourself (as something)
– his attempts to project himself as a potential leader
• To convey an impression of to an audience or to
others:
• 传达：向观众或其他人传递对…的印象：
– a posture that projects defeat表达胜利的姿势
– project a positive corporate image传达公司正面的形
象
• A forced kindness deserves no thanks. 虚
情假意不值得感谢.