首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
As the global village continues to shrink and cultures collide, it is essential for all of us to become more sensitive, more awa
As the global village continues to shrink and cultures collide, it is essential for all of us to become more sensitive, more awa
admin
2014-03-15
27
问题
As the global village continues to shrink and cultures collide, it is essential for all of us to become more sensitive, more aware of, and more observant to the body language (motions/gestures) that surround us each day. And as many of us cross over cultural borders, it would be fitting for us to respect, learn, and understand more about the effective and powerful "silent language" of gestures. Without gestures, our world would be static and colorless. The social anthropologists, Edward T. Hall claims 60 percent of all our communication is nonverbal. In that case, how can we possibly communicate with one another without gestures?
The world is a giddy montage (蒙太奇) of vivid gestures—the ones used by traffic police, street vendors, expressway drivers, teachers, children on playground and athletes with their exuberant (热情洋溢的) hugging, clenched fists and "high fives". People all over the world use their hands, heads, and bodies to communicate expressively.
Gestures and body language communicate as effectively as words—maybe even more effectively. We use gestures daily, almost instinctively, from beckoning to a waiter, or punctuating a business presentation with visual signals to airport ground attendants guiding an airline pilot into the jet-way or a parent using a whole dictionary of gestures to teach a child.
Gestures are woven into our social lives. The "vocabulary" of gestures can be at once informative and entertaining…but also dangerous. Gestures can be menacing, warm, instructive, or even sensuous.
Bear in mind that some gestures are in general use, but there may always be exceptions. In recent years, Western and contemporary values and ideas have become more popular and have either influenced, altered, and even replaced, some of the more traditional gestures. Understanding human behavior is tricky stuff. No two people behave in precisely the same way. Nor do people from the same culture all perform exactly the same gestures and body language uniformly. For almost any gestures there will probably be a minority within a given nationality who might say, "Well, some might attach that meaning to it, but to me it means…" and then they will provide a different interpretation.
In the world of gestures, the best single piece of advice is to remember the two A’s—"ask" and be "aware". If you see a motion or gesture that is new or confusing, ask a local person what it signifies. Then, be aware of the many body signs and customs around you.
The "silent language" (Para. 1) refers to______.
选项
A、the language used by deaf and mute people
B、the language used by the retarded
C、verbal communication
D、body signs
答案
D
解析
“无声的语言(silent language)”在本文中显然是指身体语言,即“身体讯号(body sign)”,而非有声语言(verbal language)。显然,这种无声的语言也不是A项“聋哑人的语言”或B项“智障者的语言”。故选D项。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/9jhi777K
0
在职申硕(同等学力)英语
相关试题推荐
IfyoureadCanadianEnglishDictionaries,youAcertainlyfindbothAmericanandBritishspellingsBlisting,andthefirstword
In1998,consumerscouldpurchasevirtuallyanythingovertheInternet.Books,compactdiscs,andevenstockswereavailablefro
Youcanalways______Jiminacrisis,forheissimplythemosthelpfulpersonI’veeverknown.
Thespecialneedsofoldpeopleforhousinghave______moreattentionfromhousedesigners.
Haveyoueverfeltyourlifegointoslowmotionasyourealizesomethingbadishappening?Youmighthavejustknockedoveraw
A:Wouldyoulikesomemoresoup?B:______.Itisdelicious,butI’vehadenough.
MoreAmericanmothersthaneverareworking,andmoreworkersaremothers.Yettheirmarchintotheworldofpaidworkcontinues
IsthereenoughoilbeneaththeArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge(ANWR)tohelpsecureAmerica’senergyfuture?PresidentBushcer
Notwantingtoembarrassthenewsecretary,he______manywordsunsaid.
WhatdidEddiewanttodowhenhehadfinishedfittingthecarpet?Whatwasreallyunderthecarpet?
随机试题
抗日根据地建设的首要的、根本的任务是()
A.姜科蓬莪术、温郁金、广西莪术的根茎B.姜科姜黄的根茎C.姜科温郁金的根茎纵切片D.姜科姜黄、郁金、温郁金、广西莪术或蓬莪术的块根E.姜科姜黄的块根莪术是
对于国家法律法规和行政规章规定需要()的特殊法人机构,可按规定向中国证券登记结算有限责任公司申请开立多个证券账户。
若盈亏临界点作业率为60%,变动成本率为50%,安全边际量为1200台,单价为500元,则正常销售额为()万元。
分析图中的谱例。要求:(1)判断调式调性。(2)划分歌曲的乐句,用字母标记并注明每乐句起止的小节数。(3)说明该乐段的主要结构特点。
WhichofJohnBunyan’sworkisknownas"theencyclopediawitheternalsignificance"?
2011年全年,全国共计完成服装总产量436亿件,其中梭织服装(含皮革服装)146亿件;针织服装290亿件,与2010年相比分别增加0%、-0.68%、0.35%。2011年,我国服装产量前五名大省仍为广东、江苏、浙江、山东和福建省,该五省总产量占全国总产
建立、发送电子邮件,“收信人”和“收信人地址”分别是“ncre”和“ncre@163.com”,邮件内容为“祝您成功”,并在邮件中插入附件,附件地址为:C:\MyDocuments\附件.zip。
Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
MustLoveDogsGenre;ComedyandRomanceStarring;DianeLane,JohnCusack,DermotMulroney,ElizabethPerkinsDirectedBy:Gary
最新回复
(
0
)