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1、1.1.EyeEyeLanguageLanguageJustbackfromatourofseveralArabianGulf1countriesawomanrecallshowjumpyshefelttalkingtomenthere.“Notbecauseofwhattheysaid”sheexplains“butwhattheydidwiththeireyes.”InsteadoftheoccasionalblinkArabslo

2、weredtheirlidssoslowlylanguouslythatshewasconvincedtheywerefallingasleep.InJapaneyecontactisakeytothewayyoufeelaboutsomeone.thelessofitthebetter.WhataWesternerconsidersanhonestlookintheeyetheientaltakesasalackofrespectap

3、ersonalaffront.Evenwhenshakinghsbowing—especiallywhenconversing6—onlyanoccasionalglanceintotheotherperson’sfaceisconsideredpolite.Therestofthetimegreatattentionshouldbepaidtofingertipsdesktopsthewarpwoofofthecarpet.“Alwa

4、yskeepyourshoesshinedinTokyo”advisesanelectronicsrepresentativewhohasspentseveraldaysthere.“YoucanbetalotofJapaneseyoumeetwillhavetheireyesonthem.”眼睛的語(yǔ)言從波斯灣的幾個(gè)國(guó)家旅行回來(lái)后一位女士回想起她同當(dāng)?shù)啬凶诱勗挄r(shí)忐忑不安的情景?！安皇撬麄冋f(shuō)話的內(nèi)容”她解釋說(shuō)“而是他們說(shuō)話時(shí)的眼神讓我緊張

5、不安?！卑⒗瞬皇桥紶栒Ｒ幌卵劬Χ蔷徛氲〉卮瓜卵鄄€這使她誤以為這些阿拉伯人就要睡著了。在日本眼神的接觸是你了解別人的關(guān)鍵所在。眼神接觸越少越好。西方人認(rèn)為看著別人的眼睛是一種誠(chéng)實(shí)的表現(xiàn)而東方人則將盯視對(duì)方看作是不尊敬別人是對(duì)他人的一種冒犯。實(shí)際上在握手或鞠躬的時(shí)候尤其是在兩人交談的時(shí)候偶爾朝對(duì)方的臉上掃一眼才是禮貌的舉動(dòng)。其他時(shí)候談話人則應(yīng)把注意力集中在指尖、桌面以及地毯表面的紋理上。“在東京記住一定要讓你的皮鞋保持光亮可鑒”一

6、位已經(jīng)在那里呆了幾天的電子產(chǎn)品代理人提出忠告“我敢說(shuō)許多你遇到的日本人都會(huì)對(duì)你的鞋盯上幾眼的?！?.阿拉伯灣也稱為PersianGulf(波斯灣)是印度洋的一個(gè)邊緣海位于伊朗高原與阿拉伯半島之間。2.languouslyadv.倦怠地?zé)o精打采地。該詞的名詞形式是langu(倦怠慵困)動(dòng)詞形式是languish如:Hisvigilanceneverlanguished.(他的警覺(jué)從未松懈過(guò)。)3.眼神接觸越少越好。這種結(jié)構(gòu)相當(dāng)于漢語(yǔ)中的“

7、越越”表示兩個(gè)過(guò)程按比例同時(shí)遞增。better后面省略了itis因?yàn)檫@種結(jié)構(gòu)往往有省略。例如:Thesoonerthebetter.(越早越好。)4.東方人尤指中國(guó)人和日本人。與該詞相對(duì)應(yīng)的是theOccidental(西方人歐美人)。5.take...as視為把理解為如:Shetookwhathesaidasacompliment.(她把他的002話看作是恭維話。)6.conversing是converse的動(dòng)名詞形式意為“談話交談”

8、。其名詞形式是conversation。例如:Althoughtheywerestrangerstheyconversedwithease.(他們雖然互不相識(shí)卻談得很自在融洽。)7.warpn.(織物的)經(jīng)線woofn.(織物的)緯線thewarpthewoofofthecarpet指“地毯表面的紋理”。thewarpwoofofsth.還可以引申為“某事物的基礎(chǔ)或結(jié)構(gòu)”。8.haveone’seyeson密切注意注視如:Busines

9、smenalwayshavetheireyesonthenewtradeopptunities.(商人們總在關(guān)注著新的貿(mào)易機(jī)會(huì)。識(shí)處于大腦底層毫無(wú)理性是決定人的行為和愿望的內(nèi)在動(dòng)力。2.這里的once不是“一次”或“曾經(jīng)”的意思不是副詞而是連詞意為“一旦一就”如:Onceprintedthisdictionarywillbeverypopular!(一旦出版這本詞典將會(huì)非常暢銷!)3.The“V”SignThepalmfward“V”s

10、ignfmedbyraisingspreadingthefirsttwofingers1hasthreedifferentmeaningsinAmericanculture.Themostpopularmeaningofthe“V”signwasinventedin1941byaBelgianVictDeLavalaye.WantingasymbolfresistancetotheNazi2occupationhecameupwitht

11、hesingleletter“V”whichstoodnotonlyfhisownfirstname3butalsofEnglishvictyFlemishvirijheidFrenchvictoire.ThesymbolismofthesignspreadveryquicklyWinstonChurchill4useditconstantlyinpublicappearance.Thusthroughoutthe1940s1950st

12、hegesturemeantsimply“victy”.Thesecondmeaningcameinthe1960s.BecauseofitsmilitaryimplicationAmericanantiwarprotestsusedthesignsarcasticallyagainstthearmssothatitbecameknownasthe“peacesign”.Inthe1970sthe“V”signwhichhadlosti

13、tsmilitaryimplicationwasacommongreetingamongfreedomloversacidheads5politicalradicalsultimatelyyoungpeopleingeneral.Sobyaboutthedleofthe1970sitceasedtogivecluetotheuser’sphilosophy.Thethirdmeaningistheoldestleastcommon.Am

14、ericanchildrenjokinglyput“V”whichresembles“hns”behindfriends’headsingroupsnapshots.TheareunknowinglyreproducingsomethingthatsouthernEuropeanswouldfindhighlyoffensive.Thismischiefcalled“hnsoftheDevil”isavariantoftheEurope

15、an“hns”gesturewhichisobscene.Herethe“V”signmeans“Yourwifehasbeencheatingonyou”whenplacedbehindanother’shead“Hiswifehasbeencheatingonhim”.IntheUnitedStatesthegestureistypicallygivenwiththepalmfacingtheviewer.TheBritishuse