【状元之路】高中英语 语篇提能18 新人教版必修4.docVIP

语 篇 提 能阅读理解 A The “Thumbs-Up” While Western culture has become used to the thumbs-up as a positive signal (probably coming from World War Ⅱ pilots using the signal to communicate that they were “good to go” with ground crews), there are cultures where a thumbs-up may land you in trouble. In West Africa, as well as Greece, Italy and Middle East, the thumbs-up is pretty much the biggest insult (侮辱)． Rather more charming is a thumbs-up in Germany and in parts of Japan they just see it as the hand signal for the number one. The “A-OK” This sign is mainly used by divers (潜水员) to mean “OK” (to