身體語言 Body Language
Body Language
Body language is used by people for sending messages to one another. It is very useful because it can help you make yourself easily understood. When you are talking with others,you are not just using words, but also using expressions and gestures. For example, waving one＇s hand is to say "Good-bye." A smile and handshake show welcome, and clapping hands means congratulations. Nodding the head means agreement, but shaking the head means disagreement. The gestures are accepted both by Chinese and foreigners as having the same meanings.
Different countries have different body language. For example, men in Russia, France and Arab countries kiss each other when they meet, but men in China or Australia shake hands instead of kissing. People in Puerto Rio like touching each other, but people from English speaking countries do not touth each other. If you touch an English person, you should say "Sorry.＇ People in Arab countries like standing close to one another when they are talking, but English people must keep a distance away when they are talking. In some Asian countries, you must not touch the head of another person. In Arab countries, you eat using the fingers of your right land;the left hand is not used at all. In parts of Asia you must not sit with your feet pointing at another person.
When you use a foreign language, it is very important to know the meanings of gestures and movements in the foreign country. Following the customs will help you communicate with people and make your stay there much more pleasant and comfortable.
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身勢語
身勢語是用來幫人們傳遞信息的，身勢語非常有用，因為它可以使對方很容易地明白你自己的意思。我們同別人談話時，并不僅限于用言語來表達，我們還用表情和身體的動作來向對方表達要傳遞的信息。例如：揮手表示“再見”，微笑和握手表示歡迎，拍手表示祝賀，點頭表示同意，搖
頭表示不同意。這些手勢對說漢語的人和說英語的人來說，都具有相同的意思。
對于不同的國家來說，身勢語也不同。例如，在俄羅斯、法國、阿拉伯國家里，男人們會晤時彼此親吻。然而，在中國或澳大利亞男人不是親吻
而是握手。在波多黎哥，人們喜歡彼此觸碰，而英語國家的人不大這么做。如果你碰了一下英國人，你應該說聲“對不起”。阿拉伯人喜歡在交談時彼此站得很近，而英語國家的人則樂意保持一定的距離。在有些亞洲國家里，你不可以觸摸別人的頭。在阿拉伯國家，吃飯用右手的手指，根本不用左手。在亞洲的某些地方，你不可以坐著把腳蹺起對著別人。
當你學一門外語時，了解這個國家的身勢語很重要。遵守他們國家的習俗會助你與人交流，也會使你在此很愉快舒適。