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TheStoriesOfSomeGesturesTeamMembers：傅笔贵（主讲人）罗锐；蒋泽阳；亚夏尔·亚森；田举1、thumbTheorigin:InoldRomegeneration,peoplealwaysusedtheirthumbtorepresentthefighter’slifesituation.ThealiveonewillbeshownasUpThumb.NowitbecomesthesignofPowerandStrength.TheFact!BadmeansGoodmeansTheRealHistory拉丁语里描述角斗场上表示“死”的手势用的词是“Polliceverso”，这个词的意思并不是大拇指朝下，而是转动拇指，是转向不确定的方向。我们不知道是转向什么方向。观众想要释放失败者的手势是“pollicecompresso”意思是藏起拇指，让拇指从视线中消失。也就是说观众们伸出拇指表示杀了他，收起拇指表示放过他。这么做的原因不难理解，如果观众们希望胜利者手中的剑砍下去，他们就会用拇指模仿剑刺出去，如果观众想放过在打斗中表现英勇的失败者，他们就模仿把剑收起来。其实真相从没被遗忘，1909－1915年间英国辞典学家詹姆斯•默里爵士在编辑与“thumb”这个单词有关的词条时提到“pollex”，说这个词意思是收起拇指，与“premere”这个词的含义相同是表示同意的意思，而伸出拇指“vertere”等词表示不同意。It’straditionalmeanis“Great”,”Best”,itshowsone’srespectandreward.JustlikethesamemeanastheoldRomemean.InChinaandMostcountriesInMideastIt’sakindofrudegesture,becarewhenyouareincountrieslikeIranorGreek.2、Up-MiddleFingerTheorigin:IntheendofHundredYears‘War(英法百年战争),theEnglisharchersmadeagreatdamegetoFrenchArmy.SotheFrancesweartocutdownthearchers’middlefinger.Butfinallytheyfailed.TheEnglishUptheirMiddlefingertoshowtheircontempt.ArcherAlmosteverywhereItisasignofrudeness,especiallyinwesterncountries.ButinsomeofAsiaareas,itcanbeusedtopointatsomething,butitwillbebetternottouseit.3、V-insideThisgesturehasthesamestoryasthemiddlefinger.Inthewar,theEnglisharcherusethisasthemeaningof“shootyouandkillyou”.TheFrancecutdownthesetwofingerstoletarchersbeuseless.AndnowthisVgesturehaswrosemeanthanmiddlefinger.4、victoryInfact,theVictorygesturewasalsofromthewarbetweenEnglishandFranch.ButitwasfamedbyWinston·Churchill.Afterheusethistoshowvictory,theVwasknownbyeveryoneasasignofvictoryAnotherexplainofitis：恺撒率军进入小亚细亚；只用了5天的时间，就平定了庞培部下本都王子的叛乱。他用最简洁的拉丁文字写了捷报送回元老院:“到,见,胜”(veni,vidi,vici)。这就是历史上著名的“三V文书”。venividivici来之能战，战之能胜到见胜AlmostinEverywhereItmeans“victory”andgoodthings.Butstilltherearesomeplacemayhavedifferentideaaboutit.Whenusingit,becarefulnottoputyourVinsideOHYEAH!5、OKOKisokay’sabbreviation.Itcomesfromallcorrect.Butsomeonemadeawrongspellingas:ollkorretandinordertouseiteasily,peopletakethefirstletterofollandkorret.ItbecomesOK.Nowpeopleusethegesturelikethepictureshowstorepresent“OK”.InChinaandmostplace•ItmeansOK,Agree,Yes.InJapanandsomecountries•ItmeansmoneyorzeroInsomecountries•Itmeans“Nothing”orbadmeans.Isthisgesturemeananythingbad?MaybeIdoawronggesture…Thankyou!!