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北京市石景山区2016届九年级上学期英语期末测试
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Body language is one of the most powerful means of communication, often even more powerful than spoken language. People around the world show all kinds of feelings, wishes and attitudes that they might never speak aloud. It is possible to ―read‖ others around us, even if they do not want us to catch their unspoken communication. Of course, body language can be misread, but many gestures and actions are common.
The most common facial expression is, of course, the smile – its function is to show happiness and put people at ease. It does not always mean that we are truly happy, however. Smiles around the world can be false, hiding other feelings like anger, fear or worry. There are unhappy smiles, such as when someone ―loses face‖ and smiles to hide it. However, the general purpose of smiling is to show good feelings.
From the time we are babies, we show unhappiness or anger by frowning (皱眉头). In most places around the world, frowning and turning one's back to someone shows anger. Making a fist (拳头) and shaking it almost always means that someone is angry.
How about showing that I am bored? Looking away from people or yawning will, in most cases, make me appear to be uninterested. However, if I turn toward and look at someone or something, people from almost every culture will think that I am interested.
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 boss or teacher. In almost every culture, it is not usually good to stand too close to someone of a higher rank (等级). Standing at a little distance with open hands will show that I am willing to listen.
With so many cultural differences between people, it is great to have some similarities in body language. We can often be wrong about each other, so it is an amazing thing that we understand each other as well as we do!
Mr. Green's Special Lecture for Students |
Topic: How can we help to protect the environment? |
Time: 8:00 am—9:30 am, tomorrow, December 22 |
Place: In the school hall |
Attention: Be on time |
Content: Our planet is in trouble! Almost every day we seem to hear about problems of the environment——pollution, acid rain, climate change, the destruction of rainforests, and more and more animals and plants are disappearing. Nowadays, most of us know that humans have caused a lot of these problems. We are very worried about the future of our earth. We must find ways to solve these problems, or the earth will no longer support human life. Each of us, whatever age we are, can do something to protect the environment. We are all responsible (有责任的) for the environment. What can we do? Come and listen to Mr. Green's lecture tomorrow. The Students' Union |
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