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
外语
Although there are body languages that can cross cultural boundaries, culture is still a significant factor in all body language
Although there are body languages that can cross cultural boundaries, culture is still a significant factor in all body language
admin
2010-11-02
76
问题
Although there are body languages that can cross cultural boundaries, culture is still a significant factor in all body languages. This is particularly true of personal space needs. For example, Dr. Edward Hall has shown that in Japan crowding together is a sign of warm and pleasant intimacy. In certain situations, Hall believes that the Japanese prefer crowding.
Donald Keene, who wrote Living Japan, notes the fact that in the Japanese language there is no word for privacy. Still, this does not mean that there is no concept of the need to be apart from others. To the Japanese, privacy exists in terms of his house. He considers this area to be his own, and he dislikes invasion of it. The fact that he crowds together with others does not contradict his need for living space.
Dr. Hall sees this as a reflection of the Japanese concept of space. Westerners, he believed, see space as the distance between objects; to them space is empty. The Japanese, on the other hand, see space as having as much meaning as their flower arrangements and art, and the shape of their gardens as well, where units of space balance the areas containing flowers or plants.
Like the Japanese, the Arabs too prefer to be close to one another. But while in public they are crowded together, in privacy, they prefer a great deal of space. The traditional or wealthy Arab house is large and empty, with family often crowded together in one small area of it. The Arabs do not like to be alone, and even in their spacious houses they will huddle together.
The difference between the Arab huddling and the Japanese crowding is a deep thing. The Arabs like to touch his companion. The Japanese, in their closeness, preserve a formality and a cool dignity. They manage to touch and still keep rigid boundaries. The Arabs push these boundaries aside.
Along with this closeness, there is a pushing and shoving in the Arab world that many Westerners find uncomfortable, even unpleasant. To an American, for example, there are personal boundaries even in a public place. When he is waiting in line, he believes that his place there is his alone, and may not be invaded by another. The Arab has no concept of privacy in the public place, and if he can rush his way into a line, he feels perfectly within his rights to do so. To an American, the body is sacred; he dislikes being touched by a stranger, and will apologize if he touches another accidentally. To an Arab, bodily contact is accepted.
Hall points out that an Arab needs at times to be alone, no matter how close he wishes to be, physically, to his fellow men. To be alone, he simply cuts off the lines of communication. He retreats into himself, mentally and spiritually, and this withdrawal is respected by his companions. If an American were with an Arab who withdrew in this way, he would regard it as impolite, as lack of respect, even as an insult.
The Arabs and the Japanese differ in that _____.
选项
A、the Japanese keep their closeness within limits while the Arabs don’t
B、the Arabs like to touch their companions but the Japanese don’t
C、the Arabs require more space in privacy than the Japanese
D、the Japanese do not mind being alone while the Arabs do
答案
A
解析
第5段第3、4句表明日本人与人接触时仍有严格的界限,末句中的push aside表明阿拉伯人则把这些界限都抛诸脑后,选项A表达了相同的意思,是本题答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/bWs7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
By2030,peopleover65inGermany,theworld’sthird-largesteconomy,willaccountforalmosthalftheadultpopulation,compare
By2030,peopleover65inGermany,theworld’sthird-largesteconomy,willaccountforalmosthalftheadultpopulation,compare
A、Itindicatesthatlatecomersdon’tcareaboutothers’time.B、Itindicatesthatlatecomersalwaysignoreotherpeople’sfeelin
____________(由于电梯故障),everyonehadtowalk.
CrossCulturalConflictResolutioninTeamsTeammembersworkinincreasinglydiverseenvironments:intermsofage,gender,
CrossCulturalConflictResolutioninTeamsTeammembersworkinincreasinglydiverseenvironments:intermsofage,gender,
CrossCulturalConflictResolutioninTeamsTeammembersworkinincreasinglydiverseenvironments:intermsofage,gender,
CrossCulturalConflictResolutioninTeamsTeammembersworkinincreasinglydiverseenvironments:intermsofage,gender,
Modernfurnituredesignhascomeinforagooddealofabuse.Theveryword"modern"hasunpleasantconnotations.Itbringstom
TheradicaltransformationoftheSovietsocietyhadaprofoundimpactonwomen’slives.Marxistshadtraditionallybelievedtha
随机试题
丈量油管时尺的一端与油管接箍对齐,另一端与油管外螺纹()对齐。
混凝土坝的纵缝的形式不包括()。
某公司拟实施某项技术改造项目,预计需要新投资6000万元,拆除旧厂房设备将损失900万元,若这些厂房设备的残值为50万元,则该项目的总投资为()万元。
下列各项中,更适合于企业采用集权型财务管理体制的情形有()。
在管理的各项制度中,最具有规范性和技术性的职能是()。
试述自然人民事行为能力及其种类。[浙江财大2016年研]
作为社会公共生活中应当遵守的行为准则,构成整个社会道德体系的基础层次的是()
A、62B、65C、67D、76C
AccordingtoUNICEF,around564millionIndians,nearlyhalfthepopulation,stilldefecateintheopen—infields,forests,ne
()守门员()中线()右翼()巡边员
最新回复
(
0
)