英语笔译实务 3级配套训练 第十三单元 英译汉(二)Nonverbal Communication.pdfVIP

笔译实务3级配套训练第十三单元英译汉（二）

英语笔译实务3级配套训练第十三单元

英译汉（二）

NonverbalCommunication

Nonverbalmistakesareoftenaremoredifficulttoavoidthanverbal

ones.Forexample,theamountofappropriateeyecontactvaries

accordingtothecountry.WhennegotiatingwiththeJapanese,Ihave

learnedtouseintermittenteyecontactacrossthebargainingtablerather

thanstartingdirectly.SoutheastAsiansalsofindanintensegaze

unpleasant.DuringmyfirstweekonassignmentinSingapore,my

secretarynervouslyaskedme,“Boss,whydoyoualwayslookatusso

fiercely?”WhileyoumaylearntouseanindirectgazeinEastand

SoutheastAsia,youhavetounlearnthatlessonwhendoingbusinessin

theMediterraneanregion,WestAsia,andLatinAmerica.These

expressivepeoplebelievetodemonstrateinterestinthe“windowsofthe

soul.”Theywanttolookyouintheeyetodemonstrateinterestinthe

discussionandtoshowthattheyarehonestandsincere.Ifyouuse

indirecteyecontact,youmayberegardedasinsincere–perhapseven

dishonest.

Appropriateeyecontactisalsoimportantsocially.IntheU.S.,

peoplegenerallylookstraightaheadwhilewalkingside-by-sidewitha

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Unit13EN-CH(II)NonverbalCommunication

friend.ButinthemoreexpressivesocietiesofsouthernEurope,such

behaviorwillbeconsideredcoldandimpersonal.Inthosecountries,

peopleprefertoreadyoureyesandfacialexpressionsastheytalkto

you.

Anotherimportantconsiderationisbeingsensitiveofpeople’s

personalspace,whichvariesaccordingtothecultur