话题课件1-3.ppt

Gesture （手势） “貌合神离” 的手势语 美国人常用手指接触太阳穴或前额来表示某人聪明、有头脑,而中国人对这一手势的通常理解是“这人脑子有雾(毛病) ”或者是“这人真愚蠢”。 :中国人在表示十分惊愕或知道自己做错事后会伸伸舌头(尤见于女性或小孩) ,而美国人朝别人伸舌头则表示对此“不屑一顾”。 中国主人常见“老外”客人在酒足饭饱时用手掌往自己脖子一横,而这也使好客的中国主人一惊:怎么做了个“自杀”的动作? 其实客人的意思不过是吃饱了,已经到这儿(脖子) 了。 西方人双手在给一起互掰，表示已完成工作或任务。中国人这一动作有着急，不知所措之意。 Eye Contact（眼语） Eye Contact in eastern countries In many eastern cultures, extended eye contact can be taken as an affront or a challenge of authority. It is often considered more polite to have only sporadic (间歇性的） or brief eye contact. Chinese people are unaccustomed to being looked at directly, which is taken as an impolite action. Posture（姿势） * * Body Languages of Western and Eastern Cultures Eye contact Gesture Distance 手势 姿势 Silence 沉默 体距 posture 眼语 Body Languages 体语 手势是通过手和手指的动作和形态来代替语言交流和表达思想。手势不仅是特教工作者和聋哑人必不可少的交际工具,它也是在现实交往中每个人都会做的,很多手势都具有明显的区域和文化特征。 打“手响” 不断转动手指上的戒指 Eastern Western 文化 手势 anxious rich wealth to adults to children/animals attention nonsense A Japanese man asks an American passenger whether the airport has a luggage trolley service. The American wants to say that there is not only a trolley service, but that it is FREE! So he replies with the famous “A-OK” ring gesture. To the Japanese, however, this means “money” and the Japanese man concludes that there is a significant charge for the service. Eyes are important aspects of body language. People often compare eyes to the window of mind, and eye contact plays important part in interpersonal communication, However, There is much knowledge and question during communication about eye contact. The number of messages we can send with our eyes is almost limitless. We have all heard some of the following words used to describe a persons eyes: direct, sensual sardonic, expressive, intelligent, penetrating, sad, cheerful, trusting and suspicious. neglect to make eye contact looking down/away from eye contact with a person Meaning confident and bold distracted lack of s