必修四UNIT4COMMUNICATIONNOPROBLEM课文扣空

1、必 4 UNIT 4COMMUNICATION: NO PROBLEM?Yesterday, another student and I, (represent) our universitys studentassociation, went to the Capital (internation) Airport to meet this yearsinternational students. They were coming (study) at Beijing University. Wewould take them first to their(dormitory) and th

2、e n to the stude nt can tee n.After half an hour of (wait) for their flight to arrive, I saw several youngpeople enter the(wait) area looking around curiously. I stood for a minutewatchi ng them and the n went to greet them.The first pers on to arrive was Tony Garcia from Colombia, closely followed

3、byJulia Smith from Britain. After I met them and then introduced them to each other, I was very surprised. Tony approached Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek! She stepped back appeari ng surprised and put up her han ds, as if in defe nee. I guessed that there was probably a majo

4、r misun dersta nding. Then Akira Nagata from Japa n came in smili ng, together with George Cook from Can ada. As they were introduced, George reached his hand out to the Japanese student. Just at that moment, however, Akira bowed so his nose touched Georges moving hand. They both apologized - ano th

5、er cultural mistake! Ahmed Aziz, ano ther intern ati onal stude nt, was from Jorda n. When we met yesterday, he moved very close to me as I in troduced myself. I moved back a bit, but he came closer to ask a questi on and the n shook my hand. Whe n Darle ne Coulon from France came dash ing through t

6、he door, she recognized Tony Garcias smiling face. They shook hands and then kissed each other twice on each cheek, since that is the Fre nch custom whe n adults meet people they know. Ahmed Aziz., on the contrary, simply nodded at the girls. Men fromMiddle Eastern and other Muslim countries will of

7、ten stand quite close to other men to talk but will usually not touch wome n.As I get to know more in ter natio nal frie nds, I learn more about this cultural body Ianguage. Not all cultures greet each other the same way, nor are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distanee between peo

8、ple. In the same way that people com muni cate with spoke n Ian guage, they also express their feelings using unspoken language through physical distanee, actions or posture. English people, for example, do not usually stand very close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet. However, peop

9、le from places like Spain, Italy or South American countries approach others closely and are more likely to touch them. Most people around the world now greet each other by shaki ng han ds, but some cultures use other greeti ngs as well, such as the Japa nese, who prefer to bow.These actions are not

10、 good or bad, but are simply ways in which cultures have developed. I have see n, however, that cultural customs for body Ian guage are very gen eral - not all members of a culture behave in the same way. In gen eral, though, studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in to

11、days world of cultural crossroads!SHOWING OUR FEELINGSBody Ian guage is one of the most powerful means of com muni cati on, ofte n eve n more powerful tha n spoke n Ian guage. People around the world show all kinds of feelings, wishes and attitudes that they might never speak aloud. It is possible t

12、o read others around us, eve n if they do not intend for us to catch their un spoke n com muni cati on. Of course, body Ian guage can be misread, but many gestures and acti ons are uni versal.The most universal facial expression is, of course, the smile - its function is to show happ in ess and put

13、people at ease. It does not always mean that we are truly happy, however. Smiles around the world can be false, hiding other feeli ngs like an ger, fear or worry. There are un happy smiles, such as whe n some one loses face and smiles to hide it. However, the general purpose of smiling is to show go

14、od feeli ngs.From the time we are babies, we show un happ in ess or an ger by frow ning. In most places around the world, frow ning and turni ng on es back to some one shows an ger. Mak ing a fist and shaki ng it almost always mea ns that some one is angry and threate ning ano ther pers on.There are

15、 many ways around the world to show agreeme nt, but no ddi ng the head up and down is used for agreement, almost worldwide. Most people also un dersta nd that shak ing the head from side to side means disagreeme nt or refusal.How about show ing that I am bored? Look ing away from people or yawning w

16、ill,in most cases, make me appear to be uninterested. However, if Iturn toward and look at some one or someth ing, people from almost every culture will thi nk that I am in terested. If I roll my eyes and turn my head away, I most likely do not believe what I am hearing or do not like it.Being respectful to people is subjective, based on each culture, but in general it is probably not a good idea to give a hug to a boss or teacher. In almost every culture, it is not usually good to sta nd too close to some one of a higher rank.Standing at a little distanee with ope