综英4Unit2spaceinvader

1、 the explanation of paragraph5-7 personal space is mostly a public matter; we allow all kinds of invasions of personal space in private. (humanity wouldnt exist without them.) the logistics of it vary according to geography. people who live in calcutta have less personal space than folks in colorado

2、. “dont tread on me” could have been coined only by someone with a spread. i would wager that people in the northern hemisphere have roomier conceptions of personal space than those in the southern. to an englishman, a handshake can seem like trespassing, whereas to a brazilian, anything less than a

3、 hug may come across as chilliness. 6 like drivers who plow into your parked and empty car and dont leave a note, people no longer mutter “excuse me” when they bump into you. the decline of manners has been widely lamented. manners, it seems to me, are about giving people space, not stepping on toes

4、, granting people their private domain. 7 ive also noticed an increase in the ranks of what i think of as space invaders, mini-territorial expansionists who seize public space with a sense of manifest destiny. in movie theatres these days, people are staking a claim to both armrests, annexing all th

5、e elbow room, while at coffee shops and on the long island railroad, individuals routinely commandeer booths and sets of facing seats meant for foursomes. we allow all kinds of invasions of personal space in private. (humanity wouldnt exist without them.) (paragraph 5)paraphrase: privately we allow

6、people with whom we have close relationships to enter our personal space in a variety of ways. (indeed, in the absence of sexual intimacy, none of us would be here.) the logistics of it vary according to geographyparaphrase:people in different regions are given different sizes of personal space. “do

7、nt tread on me” could have been coined only by someone with a spread.paraphrase:“dont step into my space.” this could only have been invented by people who have a farm and thus a large space all their own. the decline of manners has been widely lamentedparaphrase:many have expressed regret at the de

8、terioration of manners. ive also noticed an increase in the ranks of what i think of as space invaders, mini-territorial expansionists who seize public space with a sense of manifest destiny.paraphrase:ive also noticed that the problem of space invasion has become more and more serious, and that spa

9、ce invaders, acting in the way territorial expansionists usually do, take it for granted that they have the right to seize public space. . individuals routinely commandeer booths and sets of facing seats meant for foursomes.paraphrase:. individuals, as usual, occupy the booths and seats which are de

10、signed for four people. invasion n.侵略，入侵，涌入，侵犯，侵略，入侵，涌入，侵犯，干预干预 invasive adj.侵入的，入侵的侵入的，入侵的 e.g. the german invasion of poland in 1939. 1939年德国对波兰的侵略。年德国对波兰的侵略。 e.g. the actress described the photographs of her as an invasion of privacy. 那位女演员认为她的这些照片是对隐私那位女演员认为她的这些照片是对隐私权的侵犯。权的侵犯。 e.g. she is slend

11、er, whereas he is stout. 她很瘦弱，而他却又粗又壮。她很瘦弱，而他却又粗又壮。 e.g. his children are well bred, whereas those of his sisters are naughty 他的孩子很有教养，但是他姐姐的孩子却调皮他的孩子很有教养，但是他姐姐的孩子却调皮的很的很whereas conj. 然而，鉴于，反之 bump into 巧遇，不期而遇巧遇，不期而遇 e.g. i am really so sorry to bump into you 撞到了你真是很抱歉。 bump off 谋杀谋杀 bump up 增加增加 b

12、ump against 邂逅邂逅 相遇相遇 routinely a. routine neg visitors are routinely checked as they enter the building. 进入大楼的来访者照例要被检查进入大楼的来访者照例要被检查to keep fit, make exercise a part of your daily routine.要想保持健康，就要将锻炼身体作为每日常规。要想保持健康，就要将锻炼身体作为每日常规。lament v. lamentable a. lamentably ad. e.g. the nation lowered its n

13、ational flag to half-mast to lament the passing of its great leader. 全国降半旗，哀悼伟大领袖的逝世。全国降半旗，哀悼伟大领袖的逝世。 this governments performance is absolutely lamentable. 这届政府的工作实在太令人痛心了这届政府的工作实在太令人痛心了 he lamentably lost the last chance to win the game 他痛失赢得比赛的最后机会他痛失赢得比赛的最后机会。tread on (sb.s toes): offend or anno

14、y sb., esp. by getting involved in sth. that is their responsibility e.g.我如果直接和她导师谈的话，会不会冒犯她？我如果直接和她导师谈的话，会不会冒犯她？would i be treading on her toes if i talk directly to her supervisor? dont tread on me 别踩我的脚plow into: (esp. of a vehicle or its driver) crash violently into sth. esp. because you are dri

15、ving too fast or not paying enough attention 撞上e.g.the vans brakes failed, and it plowed into a crowd of people. 货车因为刹车失灵，猛地冲入了人群之中货车因为刹车失灵，猛地冲入了人群之中 domain 领域，范围 ，范畴 领土，领地，势力范围 e.g. the care of older people is being placed firmly within the domain of the family. 照顾老人仍然被确认为是家庭范围内的事 the spice islands

16、 were within the spanish domains. 香料群岛曾是西班牙的领土 manifest v.显示，证实 ，表露 adj. 明白的，显然的 n.货单，旅客名单 e.g. social tensions were manifested in the recent political crisis. 最近的政治危机显示了社会关系的紧张 his nervousness was manifest to all those present. 所有在场的人都看出了她很紧张。what does the author mean by saying “personal space is m

17、ostly a public matter”? (paragraph 5)personal space, first of all, is the space you expect and are expected to keep between you and other people in public places in order to maintain an appropriate interpersonal relationship. edward t. hall in the hidden dimension, for example, describes the social

18、values applied by americans to certain distances between people as falling into four main categories: “intimate distance (0 1&1/2 feet), personal distance (1&1/2 4 feet), social/consultative distance (4 10 feet), and public distance (10 or more feet).” in the text, the writer first points out the fact that nowadays people are more concerned about themselves and want to have a larger personal space than de