Unit21 body language

(1) as to/as for=as far as…concerned 關于，至于  eg:
as for me, i think i’d rather stay at home.
 至于我，我想我還不如呆在家里。
as to the problem of pollution, we should all do what we can to fight against it.   關于污染的問題，我們都應該盡全力與其作斗爭。
he said nothing as to the conditions.關于條件，他有說什么。
transport rates vary both as to distance and as to weight.
運費按遠近以及重量的比例不同而不同。
(2) close to “接近” 可作表語或狀語  eg:
the bullet hit close to the mark.子彈打得很接近靶子。
---car six won the race. 六號車獲勝。
---yes, but the driver came close to being killed. 但是，車手差一點喪了命。
7. a smile can help us get through difficult situations and find friends in a world of strangers.微笑能幫助我們度過困境，在陌生人中找到朋友。
(3) get through 做完，吃完，寫完 eg:
how long does it take you to get through your homework?
(2)通過，度過 eg: he got through the national entrance examination
(3)穿過，穿越 eg
the gate was too narrow for the wooden horse to get through.
(4)給---- 接通電話 eg can you get me through to mr smith?
(5)使被理解 eg
i explained once again, but i still couldn’t get through to him.
8. a smile can open doors and tear down walls,….
tear down  vt. 扯下，拆毀 down  為副詞，人稱代詞作賓語時，應放其前。
she was so angry that she tore the picture down and tore it into pieces.
她非常生氣，一下把撕下圖片撕個粉碎。
many old houses in our county have been torn down to make room for building new high-rise buildings.
.我們縣的許多舊房子被拆除，以便建高樓大廈。
tear…open撕開   tear …apart 拆散，使分離    tear…off 扯掉
tear up 撕裂，撕毀（合同） tear oneself away from 忍痛離開                tear…into把-----撕成碎片 
9. and if we are feeling down or lonely, there is nothing better to see the smiling face of a good friend.如果我們悶悶不樂，感到孤獨，沒有什么比看看好朋友的笑臉更好的了。
(1)down ,up 可指情緒的低，高   eg:
when he heard his son had failed in the exam, his anger was up.(他怒火上升)
on hearing our school had been checked and accepted as a 4-star school, the whole school was up. 聽到我們學校通過四星級驗收，全校沸騰了。
(2) lonely & alone 請比較：
he is alone, but he does not feel lonely, for he raises a lot of animals.
他獨自一人，但并不寂寞，因為他喂了許多動物。
the old man lives alone in a lonely village.
那位老人獨自一人住在一個遙遠的村莊。
10. that’s incredible! i can’t believe it.那是無法相信的！我不信。