综合英语教程 A Horse and Two Goats.doc

Unit 10 1. Expressions for understanding/conveying messages: understand, know, learn, acquire (knowledge, information), have an idea of, take/get the message, be well informed about something, get/put the message across, make oneself understood, sth. dawns on somebody, something occurs to someone，something clicks in one’s mind 2. Expressions for failures of communication: be confused about..., get sb. wrong, be ignorant about something, have misconceptions about , be puzzling/puzzled, be mystifying/mystified，make a faux pas (a culturally embarrassing mistake) ，blunder in etiquette（the formal rules for polite behaviour in society or in a particular group: 礼仪, 礼节,规矩 satisfied/dissatisfied, hospitable（1 friendly, welcoming, and generous to visitors ?(人、其行为)好客的, 殷勤的often changing quickly from being in a good temper to being in a bad temper喜怒无常的,to close and open one eye quickly to communicate something or show that something is a secret or joke ?眨眼仰仰眉毛to push out your lower lip because you are annoyed or unhappy .?撅(嘴)[?nu:?ɑ:ns细微差别a very slight, hardly noticeable difference in manner, colour, meaning etc [?subtlety]:） of meaning, (fine) shades of meaning（6 shade of meaning/opinion/feeling etc： a meaning etc that is slightly different from other ones [=?nuance]:）, tell the slight differences between , capture the delicate meaning of ..., actions speak louder than words Additional Activities: Understanding Different Means of Communication In addition to verbal messages, what other means can human beings use for communication? List at least two means and explain how they work. Facial expressions Gestures To make the meaning of our words clear we use body language. Body language is a language without spoken words and is therefore called non-verbal communication. Listening： An Unusual Medium of Communication Pre-listening Questions Do we blow whistles for communication? When might you hear a whistle? In Chinese culture, wolf-whistles are often use