(1)in defence of 为了保卫......
(2)defend vt. 防御;保卫;保护;辩护
defend sb./sth. from/against sb./sth.
保护某人(某物)免受伤害;保卫某人(某物)
defend oneself against sth.为自己辩护 ①All the people, men and women, young and old, were fighting against the flood in defence of their own homes.
所有的人,无论男女老少,都在与洪水作斗争,保卫自己的家园。
②Some think that students should be trained to defend themselves against some attacks.
有些人认为应该训练学生保护自己免遭某些攻击。
6.Not all cultures greet each other the same way, nor are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance between people. (P26)
各种文化背景下的人互致问候的方式不尽相同,身体接触和相互间距离的程度也不一样。
★句中not all ...表示部分否定。not与一些具有完全意义的词如all, both, every, everything, everybody, everywhere, altogether, entirely, completely等连用,不管not放在什么位置,均表示部分否定。
①Such a thing is not to be found everywhere.
这种事并非随处可见。
②All the boys are not interested in sports.
=Not_all the boys are interested in sports.
不是所有的男孩都喜欢运动。
[拓展]
用none, neither, no one, nobody, nothing, never等表示全部否定。
③None_of the students have passed the exam.
这些学生都没有通过考试。
④He could answer neither_of the questions.
两个问题他都答不上来。
7.However, people from places like Spain, Italy or South American countries approach others closely and are more likelyto touch them.(P26)
不过,来自西班牙、意大利或南美等国家的人会站在离别人很近的地方,而且很可能(用身体)接触对方。
★Sb./Sth.be likely to do sth.= It's likely that ..."......做某事是可能的"。
It is probable that ... 很可能......
(某人)可能做...... ①You are_likely_to suffer from bad health if you keep smoking.
→It_is_likely_that you will suffer from bad health if you keep smoking.
如果继续吸烟,你的身体健康会受到损害。
②It's probable that they will come back next week.
他们很可能下周回来。
③Do you think it is possible that the bank made a mistake?
你认为可能是银行犯了错误吗?