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Section B, Unit 4, Book 1 Body Language statement: n. something that one says or writes, often officially 说话，叙述，声明；报表 to issue / make a statement 发表声明to confirm a statement 证实一项陈述 to withdraw one’s statement 收回前言 词根 state n. v station n. 车站 stationary adj. 静止的， 注意：stationery n.文具（总称） static adj. 静止的 statesman n. 政治家 statistic n. 统计学 restate v. 重申，再度声明 estate n. 不动产，房地产 snap judgments:仓促的，匆忙的判断 我们不能以匆忙间做出的决定来判断一个人。 We can not make our minds about others on snap judgments. seemingly: adv. in a way it appears; as if 表面上，看上去 1) He is seemingly very intelligent, but in fact he isn’t. 2) His facial expressions told that he seemingly accepted the criticism. 他的面目表情告诉说他对批评未必真心实意地接受。 instant: adj. / n. immediate; happening suddenly or at once / the moment立即的，即刻的，瞬间发生的 / 瞬间 instant coffee 速溶咖啡 instant noodles 方便面 the instant 一…… 就 e.g. I recognized her the instant I saw her. lack of: 缺少，缺乏，不足 这个青年表现极端无礼。This young man displayed a complete lack of politeness. actions speak louder than words: 行动比言语更响亮；事实胜于雄辩 他说她的行动胜于言辞—她从不守诺。 He said her actions speak louder than her words; shes never kept a promise. in relation to: 1.有关，关于 2.与……相比 1） 关于这批货的质量我没有什么要说的。 I have nothing to say in relation to the quality of these goods. 2）与生活费用相比，工资水平低下。 Wages are very low in relation to the cost of living. assume: v. 1. accept or believe that something is true even though you have no evidence 臆断 2. take up 承担，担任 assume office 就职 assume responsibility 负责 assume an obligation 承担义务 assume a new name 用一个新名字 易混词consume 消费，消耗 / resume重新开始，继续，恢复 同义词辨析 assume, bear, shoulder, undertake vt. assume 为正式用词，意为“承担……职责”，其宾语往往为表示身份或职位的名词如 the role, office 等。 bear 为常用词，意为“负荷，承担……负担”， 其宾语可以是具体的重物, 亦可以为抽象的重负。 presume 指以过去经验作为依据或合乎逻辑的“推测”， 一般是有较充分的理由，虽然结论仍可能是错误的，含有在被否定前假定为事实的意味，常后接动词不定式作宾语补足语或主语补足语。 suppose 为口语用词，常用来陈述自己的意见或建议，猜测的成分最少，可放在句末，作插入语；也可直接用于句首，表示“假如”；还可用于被动语态。 acquaint: vt.使相识，使了解 1） acquaint oneself with … 熟悉 2） be/become acquai