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Did you know that all human beings have a "comfort zone" regulating the distance they stand from someone when they talk? This di
Did you know that all human beings have a "comfort zone" regulating the distance they stand from someone when they talk? This di
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2017-11-17
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Did you know that all human beings have a "comfort zone" regulating the distance they stand from someone when they talk? This distance varies in interesting ways among people of different cultures.
Greeks, others of the Eastern Mediterranean, and many of those from South America normally stand quite close together when they talk, often moving their faces even closer as they warm up in a conversation. North Americans find this awkward and often back away a few inches. Studies have found that they tend to feel most comfortable at about 12 inches apart. In much of Asia and Africa, there is even more space between two speakers in conversation. This greater space subtly lends an air of dignity and respect. This manner of space is nearly always unconscious, but it is interesting to observe.
This difference applies also to the closeness with which people sit together, the extent to which they lean over one another in conversation, how they move as they argue or make an emphatic point. In the United States, for example, people try to keep their bodies apart even in a crowded elevator, in Paris they take it as it comes.
Although North Americans have a relatively wide "comfort zone" for talking, they communicate a great deal with their hands—not only with gesture but also with touch. They put a sympathetic hand on a person’s shoulder to demonstrate warmth of feeling or an arm around him in sympathy; they nudge a man in the ribs to emphasize a funny joke; or they pat an arm in reassurance. To many people—especially those from Asia or the Moslem countries—such bodily contact is unwelcome, especially if inadvertently (不注意地) done with the left hand. (The left hand carries no special significance in the U.S. Many Americans are simply left-handed and use that hand more.)
What would most probably happen when a Greek meets a North American?
选项
A、The Greek keeps 12 inches apart from the North American.
B、The Greek can keep comfortable distance with the North American.
C、The North American accepts the Greek distance when they become friends.
D、The North American keeps backing away while the Greek keeps moving closer.
答案
D
解析
第2段首句提到希腊人喜欢保持近距离,第2句提到北美人不喜欢这种近距离,由此可推断,当这两国人见面的时候,希腊人总是想靠近,而北美人总是想退后以保持距离,因此选项D是正确的推断。
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