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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
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2011-03-01
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Although there are body languages that can cross cultural boundaries, culture is still a significant factor in all body languages. This is particular true of personal space needs.
Donald Keene notes the fact that in the Japanese language there is no word for privacy. To the Japanese, privacy exists in terms of his house. He considers this area as his own ,and he dislikes invasions of it.
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 arrangement and art.
In public the Arabs 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 Arabs like to touch his companion. To deny a friend one’s breath is to feel ashamed. The Japanese, in their closeness, preserve a formality and cool dignity.
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 a public place, and if he can push his way into a line, he feels perfectly within his rights to do so.
Hall points out that an Arab needs at times to be alone. To do this, 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.
We can learn from the passage that ______.
选项
A、Japanese society is very close
B、Westerners and Japanese have the same concept of space
C、Westerners and Japanese have different idea with regard to personal space
D、Japanese have no idea about privacy
答案
C
解析
根据题干和选项定位到文章开头三段,根据第三段可推断出西方人和日本人对个人空间有不同的理解,因此选[C]。[A]无法从文中直接推断出来;[B]与第三段内容相悖,日本人与西方人对于空间有不同的概念,因此排除[B];日文中没有隐私这个词,但并不是说日本人对于隐私没有概念,故排除[D]。
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