body-language-作文

Bodylanguageisoneofthemostpowerfulmeansofcommunication,oftenevenmorepowerfulthanspokenlanguage.Peoplearoundtheworldshowallkindsoffeelings,wishesandattitudesthattheymightneverspeakaloud.Weallwillsay‘hello’toothers.Andmeninsomecountrieslike,Russia,France,theyareusedtokissingeachotherwhentheymeet,butmeninChinaorAustraliawillshakehandsinsteadofkissing.AndinothercountrieslikeAmericanorsomewesterncountries,theyliketoembracetosay“hello”.Withsomanyculturaldifferencesbetweenpeople,Wecanoftenbewrongabouteachother,Notallculturesgreeteachotherthesameway.ThereisastoryaboutWinstonChurchill,whichisshowingusthesamegesturemeansdifferentfeelingsbecauseofdifferentculturals.WinstonChurchillwasaBritishpoliticianknownchieflyforhisleadershipoftheUnitedKingdomduringWorldWarII.Healwaysusegesture“V”inpublictoshowthehappinessofvictory.Pleaseattention,thepalmisfacingtoothers.Oneday,whenhefacedtothecamera,Churchilldidthisgesturetoo,butheputhispalmfacedtohimself,allpeoplethoughthewasforcelebratethevictory.ButallofBritishwerelaughing…`causeinAmerica,eveninthemostpartoftheworld,the“V”means,whateverthepalmfacedto,victoryorpeace.ButinBritish,thepalmfacedtooneselfmeansinsultingothers.French,GermanandotherswhofightwiththeUKareallinsultedinthisspecialway.So,notallmembersofaculturebehaveinthesameway.Whenwearelearningalanguage,themostimportantthingforusistoknowtheculturalofthecountry,ortherewillbemanymistakeshappened.Withsomanyculturaldifferencesbetweenpeople,itisgreattohavesomesimilaritiesinbodylanguage.Itisanamazingthingthatweunderstandeachotheraswellaswedo.Youmusthavesmiledtoyourfriendwhenyoumeethimagainafteralongtime.Smileisabodylanguagetoo.Anditisobviousthatthroughhumanbeing’shistory,peoplecanusesmiletoshowmanythings.Suchaswhenyoufindyourfriendisdepressed,yougavehimasmiletocheerhimup,whenyougetcompliment,yousmiletothemtoshowthankyou.Inmanyoccasions,smileisbetterthananywords,andthemostimportant,smilecanbeunderstoodbythewholeworld.So,beforeyoupayattentiontoknowtheculturalyouareinterested,justlearnhowtosmile.