VOA慢速英语:Body Language Can Help With Public Speaking

短语讲解：

1. "Not only are they nervous because they’re doing a presentation, but in addition to that they’re really nervous because of their English, and their lack of confidence, lack of experience in their English, they’re trying to figure out the grammar, what I want to say, and they’re having all kinds of difficulty doing that, and also controlling their body.”

in addition to 除…之外
例句：In addition to his salary, he has a bonus of 25 yuan per month.
除工资外，他每月还有二十五元钱奖金。

2. They’ll often be facing the white board or the screen with slides and be talking to that rather than talking to the audience.

rather than （要） …而不…，与其…倒不如…
例句：He ran rather than walked.
更确切地说，他是跑而不是走。

3. So I think the key is if they can figure out what images to use that will communicate their message, because the images will communicate faster and more clearly than words.

figure out 想出; 解决; 计算出
例句：With his strong accent, it's hard to figure out what he 's trying to say.
他的口音太重，很难听出他在说什么。

4. The first thing that we deal with is the physical message.

deal with 应付; 对待; 惠顾; 与…交易
例句：We have to be prepared to deal with a range of possible cases.
我们必须准备应付各种可能的情况。

5. You know, I looked like this in the beginning and now, after one day, or a couple of classes, now I look like this - I do look much better!

look like 看起来与（某人或某物）相像[相似]
例句：Comparison: What would this look like?
比较：这看起来怎么样？