同一種肢體語(yǔ)言表達(dá)的意思可能相同，也有可能截然相反。因此，在跨文化交際中，熟悉各國(guó)肢體語(yǔ)言的異同就顯得尤為重要。

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1 It is said that our body language exhibits much more information about our thoughts and feelings than is possible to articulate verbally. But the implied meaning of these common signals we use every day can mean something wildly different in another culture. Here's an introduction to the most unusual examples across the globe， so you can know how to integrate， and what to avoid.

Greetings

2 In various parts of India， it's common to greet one

another by touching feet. Handshakes and hugs are common in Western societies in places like the US and UK， but in parts of Europe such as France and Italy， handshakes are a slightly more personal greeting. It's common to linger （繼續(xù)存留） for longer， which some visitors may find uncomfortable.

Hand and arm gestures

3 As standard， Italians use their arms and hands to gesture constantly while talking， whereas in Japan， this is considered impolite. If you're in Belgium or Northern Italy， be sure to avoid brushing your hand underneath your chin when speaking—it's a vivid way to tell someone to go away！ Do you think the thumbs?up sign is a universal hand gesture for “great”？ Well， hopefully you haven't visited Greece or Sardinia yet， where it's considered to be as rude as a middle finger signal in the West. In the US， a “V” sign means victory. In the UK and Australia， however， it's an offensive.

Head movements

4 In many parts of Eastern Europe， the standard nodding and shaking signifying yes and no respectively are switched， which can， of course， get very confusing. In Japan， staring too long is considered rude， invasive （侵略性的） or even an act of aggression. Our special gesture， though， has to be this traditional signal from Tibet， China. If someone is sticking their tongue out at you in the street， all may not be as it seems！ In fact， it's a way of demonstrating respect， rather than being playful， silly or even bad?mannered like it is in Western cultures.

5 All in all， body language plays an important role in communicating with people from other cultures. It can send signals stronger than words.

Reading][Check

Ⅰ. Fill in each blank with only one word according to the text.

Ⅱ. Discussion

Do you know other types of body language？ Which type of body language do you prefer？ And why？

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Language Study

Ⅰ. Discover useful structures in the text

1. it作形式主語(yǔ)，that引導(dǎo)主語(yǔ)從句

It is said that our body language exhibits much more information about our thoughts and feelings than is possible to articulate verbally. 據(jù)說(shuō)，我們的肢體語(yǔ)言所展示的關(guān)于我們的思想和感受的信息比口頭表達(dá)的要多得多。

2. where引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句

Well， hopefully you haven't visited Greece or Sardinia yet， where it's considered to be as rude as a middle finger signal in the West. 好吧，希望您還沒(méi)有訪問(wèn)過(guò)希臘或撒丁島，在那里它被認(rèn)為與西方的中指手勢(shì)同樣粗魯。

Ⅱ. Memorize some theme?centered chunks

an introduction to ……介紹;……入門(mén)

across the globe 世界各地

one another 彼此;互相

as standard 作為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)

all in all 總而言之;總之;總的說(shuō)來(lái);從各方面考慮

play an important role in 在……中發(fā)揮重要的作用;在……中扮演重要的角色