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?
8.In general, though, studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in today's world of cultural crossroads!(P26)
但总的来说,在当今文化交融的世界,学习不同国家的习俗肯定能帮助我们避免交往中的困难!
★in general总的来说;通常;一般而言;大体上
(1)as a general rule 一般而言;通常
(2)generally (speaking) 总体而言;一般而言 ①In general, about 20% of parental involvement was positive, about 45% negative and the rest statistically insignificant.
总的说来,大约20%的父母参与是积极的,45%是消极的,其余的是无意义的。
②The more ancient any form is, the more, as_a_general_rule,_it differs from living forms.