Talk with your body, not your words

    People use body language almost every day. What is body language? How does it work? Follow Teens and find out!

    Want to talk with your body? Use body language! A "V" gesture (手势 ) shows {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(happy), victory or peace. Opening the mouth wide  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(show) surprise. This is body language.

    When you talk with others, body language is important. Scientists say we do 65 per cent of our{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(communicate) with body language.  For example, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}you make faces, people think you are naughty or shy. Frowning(皱眉) shows you are angry. Sometimes, your words say one thing, but your body language says another. For example, you touch your face while{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(tell) a lie.

    In different cultures, the same body language may have different meanings. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(nod) your head in most countries means Yes . But in some parts of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (Greek) and Turkey, it means "No".

    Different body language can also mean {#blank#}8{#/blank#} same thing. Take "hello" for example. The French like to kiss cheeks {#blank#}9{#/blank#} say hello. But the Japanese bow. Maoris (毛利人) in New Zealand touch noses {#blank#}10{#/blank#} each other when they meet.

    To make her 100th birthday exciting and special, South African woman Harwood had a skydive(跳伞) in the air, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} skydive was not enough for her, She wanted to make it even more exciting by doing a shark cage dive(潜水).

    With the help {#blank#}2{#/blank#}another person, she made the jump on Saturday near the north of Cape Town. 15 family {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(member) and friends in group of three were also in the air with Harwood. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(wear) a red jumpsuit(跳伞服)，Harwood looked very young. She said it was {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(wonder) to see all the others around her. And this was her{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(three) skydive. She did her first when she was 92 years old.

Then, she decided {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(finish) her another wish一doing a shark dive. It was much more nervous than skydive, even young{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(man) were afraid of doing that. At that day, she {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(go) into a cage, and the workers put the cage in the water with fish meat around it. When sharks smelt the fish, they would open {#blank#}10{#/blank#}big mouths and eat the fish, meat. It was really dangerous.

    Hello! My name {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) Jack. I'm {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Tokyo(东京). I can speak {#blank#}3{#/blank#} little English, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I can't speak Chinese. I usually get up at 6 o'clock and go to school at seven thirty {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the morning. I think art is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (interest). I don't like science. I think it is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (bored). I want {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (go) to China and Canada. I think {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (it) are very interesting. I want to make {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (friend) with you.

    I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (wait) for the bus when I met the woman. "You look tired. Come and sit here," she said. "Where will you go?" "I don't know. I just want to catch a bus and see what it will be like at the end."

    "I'm afraid you {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (see) nothing there. Why {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (not enjoy) the sights on the way?"

    "How can I do that while my heart's breaking?" I asked sadly. My best friend left me.

    The woman seemed to understand my feeling. "Don't cry, little girl. I've had a similar experience. Thirty-five years ago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad. I decided {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (kill) myself and the children, so I took them to the sea. However, they seemed to know what {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (happen), so they cried loudly. Their cry suddenly woke me up. How could I give up my hope to live for one of the life's problems? After that, I worked hard to raise the children. Now they all live happily and one of them has his own family.

    Then the woman gave me a smile, "We should never {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (wait) for the door to open before us. We should find the key to the door or try to find another way."