Lesson Ten Body Language

1. Lesson TenBody Language Words for Production

2. 1. bow • bow 屈服 • We must bow to fate. • bow to nobody 自認為無人能比、高人一等 • He bows to nobody. He is very proud and independent. • bow down (to) 屈服 • We will never bow down to their threats.

3. 1. bow • bow n. [C] 弓 發音為 [bo] • Many years ago, people hunted with bows and arrows. • make one’s bow 初次公開出現 • The new singer will make his bow in the summer.

4. 2. similarly • similarity n. [U, C] 相似 • How much similarity is there between these two cultures? • The differences between the old machine and the new one are more noticeable than their similarities. • striking similarity 異常相似 • Harry bears a striking similarity to his father.

5. 3. gesture • gesture 表示 • It was a kind gesture to offer me a ride home. • gesture v. [I] 打手勢 • He gestured to the waitress to come to his table.

6. 4. essential • essence n. [C] 本質；精華，萃取液 • These poems capture the essence of what it was like to grow up poor in Dublin. • in essence 本質上，實質上 • He is in essence an honest person, but in this situation, he felt he had no choice but to lie. • essential oil 精油；香精

7. 5. manner • ill-mannered adj. 態度惡劣的 • The ill-mannered clerk was fired by his boss. • well-mannered adj. 有禮貌的 • Even though the boy is only five years old, his well-mannered behavior impresses everyone. • bad-mannered adj. 沒有禮貌的

8. 5. manner • mannered adj. 矯揉造作的 • I can’t stand her mannered way of speaking. • all manner of 各種，各式各樣 • This old store sells all manner of things.

9. 6. proximity • proximate adj. 最近的 • in close proximity to 靠得很近 • In some countries, people of different races or religions prefer not to live in close proximity to each other. • The post office is in close proximity to his office.

10. 7. standard • standard time （官方）標準時間 • SOP標準作業程序 • standard operating procedure • Just follow the SOP and everything will be right.

11. 7. standard • living standards 生活水準 • Living standards in China’s modern cities are rising. • a high/low standard of living 高/ 低生活水準 • double standard 雙重標準 • My parents let my brother do anything but are strict with me. I’m sick of that double standard.

12. 7. standard • standard time （官方）標準時間 • double standard 雙重標準 • My parents let my brother do anything but are strict with me, and I’m sick of that double standard.

13. 7. standard • standardize v. [T] 使標準化 • It will take a lot of time to standardize the Chinese translation of these English names. • standardization n. [U] 標準化 • Standardization is essential when holding entrance exams. • standardized test/products/production 標準化測驗/ 產品/ 生產

14. 8. diplomatic • diplomatic relations/ties 外交關係 • establish/break off diplomatic relations (with ...) （與）建交/ 斷交 • Chad, a republic in northern central Africa, just broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan. • diplomatic immunity 外交豁免權

15. 8. diplomatic • diplomacy n. [U] 外交 • gunboat/armed diplomacy 武力外交 • dollar diplomacy 金元外交 • international diplomacy 國際外交

16. 9. furthest • far adj. 遠的 • Kenting is in the far south of Taiwan. • far adv. 遙遠地，久遠地；最極端地 • I want to move far away. • go too far （做事、說話等）太過分 • You went too far when you told that joke to my parents.

17. 9. furthest • 三態：far, farther / further, farthest / furthest • 表距離時常用：farther & farthest • 表程度時常用：further & furthest • Japan is far from England, but New Zealand is even _______. • I need ______explanation; I still don’t know what to do.

18. 12. quiz • pop quiz 隨堂測驗 • quiz show/program （電視、廣播等的）問答節目 • quizmaster 問答節目的主持人 • quiz v. 對…進行測驗 • The teacher quizzed us on spelling.

19. 13. lid • close/lift/open the lid 蓋上/ 掀起/ 打開蓋子 • sipping lid 外帶咖啡杯上有飲用口的上蓋 【比較】 • lid是指有大開口容器的蓋子 • box、jar、pan、pot、coffin、garbage can • cap是指像是pen、bottle、toothpaste、lens（照相機的鏡頭）等的蓋子。

20. 13. lid • keep a/the lid on sth. 嚴格控制、保密… • lift the lid on sth. 揭露…醜聞、秘密 • = take/blow the lid off sth. • This is an exclusive news story that lifts the lid on the bribery scandal.

21. 13. lid • put a/the lid on sth. 【非正式】停止，制止；使……完蛋，吹了 • He didn’t know how to put a lid on his emotions. • Financial difficulties finally put a lid on his hopes for running his own business. • put a lid on it 【口語】把嘴巴閉上 • Put a lid on it, OK? I’m trying to watch the film.

22. 14. hip • hip pocket 長褲或裙子後面的口袋 • hip flask （隨身攜帶，放在長褲後面口袋的）細頸扁平小酒瓶 • hip adj. 時髦的；酷的 • Alex always wears the hippest new styles of clothing. • hip-hop 嘻哈音樂；嘻哈文化；嘻哈風的

23. 15. snap • 折斷 • He got so angry during lunch that he snapped his chopsticks in half! • snap n. [C] 斷裂的啪噠聲；快照 • I heard a snap as I leaned back in the chair, and I knew I’d broken it. • He took a snap of his daughter and wife when they were having a picnic.

24. 15. snap • snap adj. 倉促的；突然的 • We should avoid making snap decisions.

25. 16. zero n. [C] 零 • absolute zero 絕對零度 • 約 -273.16度C 或-459.69度F • sub-zero temperatures 零度以下的氣溫 • It is difficult to live in sub-zero temperatures.

26. 19. check • check in （在旅館、機場）辦登記、登機手續 • When you check in at the airport, you will be asked to show your ticket. • check out （在旅館）結帳離開 • We had to check out of the hotel before ten o’clock. • check sth. out 去查探一下

27. 19. check • check n. [C] 「」記號；支票；帳單 • Waitress! May I have the check, please? • checking account 支票帳戶 • checkbook 支票簿 • traveler’s check 旅行支票 • checkpoint （通行）檢查站，關卡 • (medical) checkup 健康檢查 • spell-checker 拼字檢查（文書軟體的功能）

28. 20. guidebook • guide dog 導盲犬 (= seeing eye dog) • TV guide(s) 有線電視月刊；（報紙上的）電視節目表 • guided missile 導向飛彈 • guided tour 有導遊的觀光旅行 • guidance n. [U] 指導 • Nowadays kids are in greater need of moral guidance than ever before