新视野大学英语第二版第一册Unit4SectionB

1、ContentsReading Skills1Text B23Test YourselfN H C EAliceText B自测自测技巧技巧N H C E 自测自测技巧技巧N H C E1. “I liked him the minute I saw him!” “Before she even said a word, I knew there was something funny about her.” Such statements are examples of “snap judgments”, opinions which are formed suddenly, seeming

2、ly without using any sound reason at all. Most people say snap judgments are unsound or even dangerous. They also admit they often make snap judgments and find them to be fairly sound. Body Language N H C E自测自测技巧技巧2. Snap judgments like “love at first sight” or “instant hate”, if taken seriously, ha

3、ve usually been considered signs of immaturity or lack of common sense. When someone “has a feeling” about someone else, people more often laugh than pay attention. Most people think you find out about a person by listening to what he says over a period of time. Others say “actions speak louder than

4、 words”, usually in relation to keeping promises, paying bills or sending money home. N H C E自测自测技巧技巧 3. Because people assume “you are what you say you are”, they talk a lot to become acquainted with each other. Once two people have become acquainted, they think it was their conversation that gave

5、them their information about each other. N H C E自测自测技巧技巧 4. As behavioral sciences develop, however, researchers find the importance of speech has been overestimated. Although speech is the most obvious form of communication, we do use other forms of which we may be only partially aware or, in some

6、cases, completely unaware. It is possible we are unconsciously sending messages with every action, messages that are unconsciously picked up by others and used in forming opinions. These unconscious actions and reactions to them may in part account for our “feelings” and “snap judgments”. N H C E自测自

7、测技巧技巧 5. We communicate a great deal, researchers have found, with our bodiesby the way we move, sit, stand and what we do with our hands and heads. Imagine a few people sitting in a waiting room: One is tapping his fingers on his briefcase, another keeps rubbing his hands together, another is bitin

8、g his fingernails, still another grabs the arms of his chair tightly and one keeps running his fingers through his hair. These people arent talking but theyre “saying” a lot if you know the “body language” theyre using. N H C E自测自测技巧技巧6 Two of the most “telling” forms of behavior are driving a car a

9、nd playing games. Notice a persons reaction to stress in these situationsand to aggressive behavior in others. Those who easily become angry, excited, passive or resentful when driving or playing may be giving insights into the inside self. N H C E自测自测技巧技巧7. While clothing serves a purely practical

10、function, how you dress also communicates many things about your social status, state of mind and even your aspirations and dreams. An eleven-year-old girl who dresses like a college student and a forty-year-old woman who dresses like a teenager are saying something through what they wear. What you

11、communicate through your kind of dress definitely influences others to accept the picture of yourself you are projecting: In the business world, the person who dresses like a successful manager is most likely to be promoted into a managing position. N H C E自测自测技巧技巧8. Also important are the ornaments

12、 a person wears: buttons, medals, jewels, etc. Such ornaments are often the means by which a person announces a variety of things about himself: his convictions (campaign buttons), his beliefs (religious tokens), his membership in certain groups (club pins or badges), his past achievements (college

13、ring or Phi Beta Kappa key) and his economic status (diamonds). N H C E自测自测技巧技巧9. Another sign of a persons nature can be found in his choices in architecture and furniture. A person who would really like to live in a castle would probably be more at home in the Middle Ages. Those who like Victorian

14、 family houses and furniture might secretly welcome a return to more rigid social norms. People who are content with modern design are probably comfortable with modern lifestyles. N H C E自测自测技巧技巧 10. When you see a person for the first time, even though he doesnt speak to you, you begin watching him

15、his actions, his attitude, his clothing and many other things. Theres a wealth of information there if you know how to “read” it. Perhaps snap judgments arent so unsound after all. find out: get to know or become aware of , usually accidentally 找到，发现，查明找到，发现，查明 我希望她永远发现不了我要娶她的真正原因。我希望她永远发现不了我要娶她的真正原

16、因。 I hope she never finds out the real reason why I asked her to marry me. in relation to: 1) referring to 2) be compared with 1) 有关，关于有关，关于 2) 与与相比相比 工资与生活开销相比低下。工资与生活开销相比低下。 Wages are very low in relation to the cost of living. be/become acquainted with: be familiar with 熟悉熟悉 我对他们的风俗已经熟悉了。我对他们的风俗已

17、经熟悉了。 Ive been acquainted with their customs.Ive acquainted myself with their customs.be aware/unaware of: have/have no the knowledge or understanding of 意识到意识到没有意识到没有意识到这场灾害使人们意识到保护环境的重要性。这场灾害使人们意识到保护环境的重要性。 The disaster makes people aware of the importance of environmental protection.他从伙伴那儿学会许多坏习惯

18、。他从伙伴那儿学会许多坏习惯。 pick up: 1) learn useful information 获得获得 2) learn a new skill or language by practicing it rather than being taught it 学会学会 He picked up a lot of bad habits from his companions. in part: to some extent; not completely 在在某种程度；部分某种程度；部分 从某种程度上讲，延误是由大雨造成的。从某种程度上讲，延误是由大雨造成的。 The delay w

19、as in part due to the heavy rain. account for: explain or give a reason for 作出作出解释，说明解释，说明 她无法向老板解释为何她屡屡迟到。她无法向老板解释为何她屡屡迟到。 She couldnt account for her coming late repeatedly /repeated late to her boss. give insight into: make sb. use his/her mind to see or understand the true nature of a situation 使了解，洞察，熟悉使了解，洞察，熟悉 环球旅行让我了解了各地的传统习俗。环球旅行让我了解了各地的传统习俗。 Traveling around the world gave me insight into the traditions and customs of different mote: v. 1) raise someone to a hi