18.mutter

　　Body Part: mouth

　　身体部位：嘴部

　　Definition: to speak softly, often in a manner which is hard to understand

　　定义：咕哝，通常旁人难以听懂

　　He muttered something about how difficult his boss was and went back to work.

　　他嘴里嘟哝着自己老板有多么严厉，转身又回去工作了。

　　19.talk

　　Body Part: mouth

　　身体部位：嘴

　　Definition: to speak

　　定义：说

　　They spoke about old times and the fun they had had together as children.

　　他们谈论着旧日的时光，以及孩童时的欢乐。

　　20.taste

　　Body Part: mouth

　　身体部位：嘴

　　Definition: to perceive flavor with the tongue

　　定义：用舌头尝味道

　　He tasted the vintage wine with relish.

　　他津津有味地品着红酒。

　　21.whisper

　　Body Part: mouth

　　身体部位：嘴部

　　Definition: to speak softly, usually without voice

　　定义：轻声说话，通常旁人听不到声音

　　He whispered his secret into my ear.

　　他在我耳边告诉我这个秘密。

　　22.breathe

　　Body Part: mouth

　　身体部位：嘴部

　　Definition: to respire; take air into the lungs

　　定义：呼吸;将空气吸入肺里

　　Just breathe that wonderful morning air. Isn't it fantastic!

　　呼吸一下早晨的新鲜空气吧!这不是很美妙嘛?

　　23.smell

　　Body Part: nose

　　身体部位：鼻子

　　Definition: to sense through the nose; to give scent

　　定义：用鼻子来感知;闻气味

　　Roses smell wonderful.

　　玫瑰闻起来真香啊。

　　24.sniff

　　Body Part: nose

　　身体部位：鼻子

　　Definition: short inhalation, often to smell something

　　定义：短暂地吸气，闻某物的气味

　　He sniffed the various perfumes and decided on Joy No. 4.

　　他闻了闻不同香水的味道，选择了乔伊4号。

　　25.shrug

　　Body Part: shoulder

　　身体部位：肩膀

　　Definition: raise the shoulders, usually to show indifference to something

　　定义：提了提肩膀，通常用来表示对某事漠不关心

　　He shrugged when I asked him to explain why he had arrived late.

　　当我让他解释迟到的原因时，他耸了耸肩膀。

　　26.bite

　　Body Part: mouth

　　身体部位：嘴

　　Definition: grip with the teeth and introduce into the mouth

　　定义：上下牙合住，放进嘴里

　　He took a big bite out of the fresh apple

　　他咬了一大口新鲜苹果。

　　27.chew

　　Body Part:mouth

　　身体部位：嘴

　　Definition: grind food with the teeth

　　定义：用牙齿磨碎食物

　　You should always chew your food thoroughly before swallowing.

　　在吞进去前，你应该好好咀嚼食物。

　　28.stub

　　Body Part: toes

　　身体部位：脚趾

　　Definition: trike one's toe into something

　　定义：用脚趾踢某物

　　He stubbed his toe on the door.

　　他用脚踢门。

　　29.lick

　　Body Part: tongue

　　身体部位：舌头

　　Definition: draw tongue across something

　　定义：用舌头舔某物

　　He licked his ice-cream cone contentedly.

　　他满足地舔着冰淇淋。

　　30.swallow

　　Body Part: throat

　　身体部位：喉咙

　　Definition: send down the throat, usually food and drink

　　定义：吃东西或喝东西

　　He swallowed his food even though he wasn't hungry.

　　虽然不饿，他还是吃着事物。

　　Body Movements Quiz

　　身体动作小测验

　　Use one of the verbs above to fill in the gap for each of these sentences. Be careful with verb conjugation.

　　从上面介绍的动词中选择一个分别填在空白处。注意动词的词形变化。

　　1. Just relax, _______ through your mouth and think about happy times.

　　2. He just ________ his shoulders and walked away.

　　3. _____ your secret into my ear. I won't tell anyone. I promise!

　　4. We ______ hands before we began the meeting yesterday.

　　5. Try to _____ the ball into the goal of the other team, not ours!

　　6. If you put so much food into your mouth you won't be able to _____.

　　7. She _____ at her friend, letting her know that this was a joke.

　　8. Don't chew on hard candy. _____ it and it will last longer.

　　9. She ______ the sauce and decided it needed some more salt.

　　10. I don't like to ______ into other people's eyes for too long. It makes me nervous.

　　答案

　　1. breathe

　　2. shrugged

　　3. whisper

　　4. shook

　　5. kick

　　6. swallow

　　7. winked

　　8. lick

　　9. tasted (sniffed / smelled)

　　10. stare