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1、thanpeoplewhodislikeeachother.,8i5p35Incommunication,lookingdownfrequentlycanindicatesubmissivenessorembarrassment.1.ookingawayconstantlymayexpressdissatisfaction.Femalesarelikelytocommunicatewithmoreeyecontact,especiallyamongfemales.Buttoolongeyecontactwillcauseembarrassment.Mostpeoplefeeluneasyand

2、uncomfortableunderthestrongstaring.Whenpeoplealwaysstareatus,wewillfeelwearethreatenedorsuspecttheirsincerity.Fromwhatismentionedabovewecanconcludethatdifferentculturalbackgroundhasagreatinfluenceonbodylanguage.Andeyelanguagealsoreflectsdifferentculturesandbelieves.Soweneedtoobserveandcompareandcont

3、rastcarefullysoastoimproveculturalexchangeandtoblendwell.4.2Gestures“Gesturemeanswecommunicateandexpressbythemovementandmannersofourhandsandflngers,9pl23Withoutgestures,ourworldwillbestaticandcolorless.Wemayliterallyrollupoursleeveswhentalkingaboutcleaninguptheroomandruntomeetthepersonweareeagertose

4、e.Itseemsnaturaltoclenchourfistorperhapsevenpoundtothelecterntoleteveryonerealizetheimportanceofourmessagewhentryingtocommunicateastrongfeeling,whichemphasizeourwords.w(10p64Inourdallylife,everyonemakesgestures,butmanygestureshavedistinctregionalandculturalfeatures.,Don,tassumethateveryoneintheworld

5、understandsonegestureinthesameway.llp44Forexample.(7) Americansoftentouchtheirtemplestoexpresssomebodyscleverness.Butthisactionmeansthereissomethingwrongwithone,smindoroneisstupidtoChinese.ChineseareoftensurprisedtoseeAmericanslaytheirhandsontheirneckswhentheyarefull.BecauseitisansuicideactiontoChin

6、ese,whousedtoexpressfullnessbypattingtheirstomachs.Andanotherexample,(8) Inwesternculture,peoplestretchoutonesforefingerandswingitleftandright,whichsignalstowarnsomebodynottodosomething.Thephrasecrossonesfingersmeansblessingsomebody,sgoodluck.Thegestureofthumbingaridesignifiesaskingforafreerideinmot

7、orvehiclebystretchinguponesthumb.InAmerica,peopleholdtheirthumbsandforefingersintoacircleandstretchuptheotherfingers,whichmeansOKinAmerica,butitmeanssomebodyisfiredbybossinJapan.InChina,holdingupone,sthumbmeansgood,andraisingoneslitterfingermeansbad.ButJapanesewillholduptheirlittlefingerstoexpresson

8、eistheirlover.InAmerica,wavingone,shandmeansgoodbye.ButSouthAmericanswillnotleavewhentheyseethisgesture,inturns;theywillruntowardsyou.(12) Guestsarequarrellingbecauseofdispute;wecanmakeoutthetwoquarrellingpartsbytheirpostures.Peoplewhoagreewiththemwillputtheirlegsontheotherlegs.Andpeoplewhoareagains

9、twillstretchouttheirlegsstraight.Andsomeneutralpeoplewillholdarms.Somebodysuddenlychangeshis/herpostures,whichmaymeanhedisagreeswiththepersonwhoisspeakingorhe/sheischanginghis/hermind.Forexample,(13) PeoplefromEnglishspeakingcountriespreferkneelingorsittingonthegroundtobendingdown.Theythinkitisthepo

10、stureofuncultivatedpeoplewhentheyaresurroundingthefire,andtheyarewillingtokneelorsitontheground.ButpeoplefromthecountrysideofNorthernChinagetusedtothisposture.InIndonesia,peopleoftenbowandputtheotherpeopleshandontheirforeheadtoexpressmodesty.ButAmericanswillnotdoIt.Americansinformalnessisfamous.Teac

11、herscansitontheplatformordeskwhentheyareteaching.Andthestudentsneednttositstraight.ButinChina,peoplearerequiredtohaveagoodmanner.Forexample,(14) Ininterpersonalcommunication,goodmannersshowgreatrespecttotheotherpeople.Forexample,havinganinterviewforjob-hunting,weshouldbehavewell.Andwecanconcludesome

12、thingfrompeoplesposture.Whenwelistentopeople,webelievetheyaremoreenergetic,confidentandcompetentiftheystanderect.Ontheotherhand,whenweseeapersonslouchingoveralecternorstandinglazily,wemakeanegativeinterpretation.WesaythepersonisnotVerYinterestedinwhattheyarediscussing.M15bJ(10p654.4TouchTouchreferst

13、othewaypeopleexchangeInformationbytouchingone,sbody.Themostcommontouchbehaviorishandsshakingandhugs.Chinesebelongtolow-contractualcultures.(15) InChina,peoplegreetwitheachotherwithheadnodding,smilezhandshakingandsoon.Evengoodfriendsjustholdhandsforashorttimeorhammersoftlyontheotherfriend,sshoulder.A

14、sforhandshaking,peopleinNorthAmericashakehandswhentheygreetwitheachother.Aschildren,theyhavelearnttoholdotherpeopleshandstightly.EastAslanpeopleoftenshakehandsslightly;becausetheythinktighthandshakingmeanschallenge.Nowadays,handshakinghasbecomeacustomtoshowhospitalityandfriendlinessinmanycountries.B

15、utthewayofhandshakingisalittledifferent.Forexample,(16) TheFrenchwillshakehandswithhishostwhentheycomeintoandleavethehost,shouse.ButGermansonlyshakehandsonlywiththeirhostwhentheychannels,thefaceisthemostimportantbroadcasterofemotions.w17lJ10p64(19) wTherewasonceadumbshowcalledeatingchickenwatthespri

16、ngfestivalparty.Theactor,WangJinyu,performedthewholeprocessofeatingchickenbyhisfacialexpressionsandgestureswithoutsayingasingleword,whichgainedalotofalause.w18p58Ifhecannotconveyhistruefeelingandexaggeratedposturesofeatingchicken,theperformancewouldbeafailure.Forexample,(20) Journalistsdeliverinformationtothepubicmainlyfromwhatheinterviewedfrominterviewees.Sotheinterviewees*cooperationdeterminesthesuccessofthereport.Andther