Unit 4Body language Book 4课文缩写.doc

Unit 4 Body language Book 4 I. Yesterday another student and I, 1 our university’s student association, went to meet this year’s international students. After half an hour of waiting, I saw several young people enter the waiting area looking around 2 . I went forward to 3 them. After being introduced, they greeted each other in different ways, causing some 4 and culture mistakes. As I get to know more international friends, I learn more about this culture 5 . Not all cultures greet each other the same way, nor are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance between people. In the same way that people 6 with spoken language, they also express their feelings through physical distance, actions or 7 . These actions are simply ways in which cultures have developed. I have seen, however, that cultural customs for body language are very general----not all members of a culture 8 in the same way. 9 , though, studying international customs can certainly help 10 difficulties in today’s world of cultural crossroads. II. Body language is one of the most powerful 1 of communication, often even more powerful than spoken language. People around the world show all kinds of feelings, wishes and attitudes that they might never speak aloud. It is possible to “read” others around us, even if they do not 2 us to catch their unspoken communication. Of course, body language can be misread, but many gestures and actions are 3 . The most universal facial expression is, of course, the smile------its 4 is to show happiness and put people at ease. It does not always mean that we are truly happy, however. Smiles around the world can be 5 , hiding other feelings like anger, fear or worry. There are unhappy smiles, such as when someone “loses face” and smiles to hide it. However, the general 6 of smiling is to show good feelings. Being respectful to people is 7 , based on each culture