文档介绍：Unit 21:Body language
reading--2
one’s head means “no”.
动词-ing形式可作主语
Learning from others is iimportant.
It’s a waste of time arguing with him about it.
is nothing better than to see the smiling face …
I can’t agree with you more.
Nothing is more precious than health.
through 通过,度过,克服,接通(电话)
We go through a lot of difficulties while working on this project.
Can you put/get me through to MR Jones?
I’m afraid your daughter failed to get through her mid-term exam.
是从属连词,作“虽然,尽管”=“although/though”,引导让步状语从句,while常放在句首。
While he loves his students,he is very strict with them.
注意区分while的其它用法:
You like tennis while I’d rather read .(表转折)
I met her while I was at school.(引导时间状语从句)
of 在…前面
They worked day and night and at last they finished their task ahead of time.
down 拆毁,撕下
They’re tearing down the old houses to make way for a new road.
Tear up 撕碎,撤销
She tore up the letters as soon as she had read it.
up 举起,支撑,继续下去,阻挡
Women can hold up half of the sky.
The building work has been held up by bad weather.
order 整齐,状况良好
You should keep the files in order.
into 向…里面看,调查
They are looking into the car accident.
The FBI promised to look into the matter.
sb a hand =help
It’s really heavy—can you give me a hand ?
to 关于,至于
We are puzzled as to how it happened.
As to what we should do next,the head teacher didn