the english-chinese contrast of body language(肢体语言英汉对比).ppt

(4) Facial expressions Smile : welcome , friendly, joy etc Also : embarrassment /nervous/uncomfortable Americans * Outgoing Open to show their happy emotion . Chinese * Educated to be Self-controlled /modest /conservative The female tend to put a hand in front of their mouths when laughing because they are not supposed to show their teeth when they smile Thanks!! * * body language outline (1).gesture ( 2 )eye contact (3) touch (4). facial expressions (1)gesture In Britain：good/great In China : great/No6 Thumb-up Hitch-hiking * Ready!! “V”(with the palm out ) Victory: In the world war 2, created by Victor · Della Wally . Widely spread after British prime minister , Churchill ,used it in a parade. No 2 /scissors In other European countries ,it means “going away ”，especially in Britain , it means “shameless things” “V “ (With the palm in) The beckoning gesture * Different religious belief caused different way to show respect , obedience , appreciation , etc. value system.In America , equality/freedom / individual 。In china,  influenced by Confucianism(rujiasixiang)/ hierarchy/ etiquette /modest  * Crossing legs (2)Eye contact Rules about eye contact : Look or not to look When to look and how long to look Who and who not to look at ,etc All cultures have their unique social rules governing their eye contact . * Americans Direct eye contact : openness/trustworthiness/integrity/ interest “Never trust a person who cant look you in the eyes.” Chinese Indirect eye contact(looking at his nose or mouth) Direct eye contact can be a sign of bad manner and impoliteness * (3) touch In china, males are not supposed to be with females very closely in public But for the same gender group , getting close to each other is natural 中国早在商周时期就形成了文明的礼仪规范，其 中最有影响的是“男女有别”，由此在两性交往、身体 接触等方面的体态语有严格的“标准”。异性间遵循 “男女授受不亲”，即便是情侣，在公众场合却不能表 现过分亲热；而同性之间可随便发生身体接触，互相 搂着肩膀、挎着胳膊或搂着