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Book 4 Unit 4 Body language Wordstudy ▲statement n.陈述说明 Are the following statements true or false? The government spokesman made a statement to the press. ake a statement about sth state v. statesman n.政治家 ▲greet v.招呼 He greeted all the guests warmly as they arrived. She always greets us with a smile. He greeted us by shouting “hello”. “Hello”, “Good morning” are all greetings. ▲represent vt.代表象征 Each color in this room represents a different culture. (stand for) These 500 competitors represent 8 different countries.association n.社团 Do you belong to any trade association? the World Football Association They have a close association with a college in the US. in association with与…合作/合伙 associate v. associate sb/sth with 把某人/某物与…联系起来 Foreigners always associate the Great Wall with China. be associated with 与…有关/有瓜葛 associate with sb 与人交往/合伙 ▲flight n.飞行航班 We met on a flight from London to Paris. If we leave earlier, we’ll catch the earlier flight. ▲curious adj.好奇的 They were curious about the people living upstairs. I was curious to find out what she had said. Children show curiosity about everything. ▲approach v.接近 As you approach (come near) the town, you will find the college. We heard the car approaching. As winter/Christmas is approaching, they are busy preparing warm clothes for the poor. Snow announced the approach of winter. They are trying out a new approach to language teaching. ▲defend vt.保卫 All the policemen are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks. As soldiers, they should defend their country against/from invaders. defence n.保卫These walls were built for national defence. defenceless adj.没有防御能力的 ▲major adj.主要的v.n.主修He plays a major role in making decisions. She majors in French at Stanford. = She is a French major. =Her major is history. ▲misunderstand vt.误解 I completely misunderstood her intentions. Don’t misunderstand me---I did all this for you. There must be some misunderstand