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1、Unit4BodyLanguageReadingCOMMUNICATION:NOPROBLEM?Yesterday,anotherstudentandI,representingouruniversity’sstudentassociation,wenttotheCapitalInternationalAirporttomeetthisyear’sinternationalstudents.TheywerecomingtostudyatBeijingUniversity.Wewouldtakenthemfirsttotheirdor
2、mitoriesandthentothestudentcanteen.Afterhalfanhourofwaitingfortheirflighttoarrive,Isawseveralyoungpeopleenterthewaitingarealookingaroundcuriously.Istoodfroaminutewatchingthemandthenwenttogreetthem.ThefirstpersontoarrivewasTonyGarciafromColombia,closelyfollowedbyJuliaSm
3、ithfromBritain.AfterImetthemandthenintroducedthemtoeachother,Iwasverysurprised.TonyapproachedJulia,touchedhershoulderandkissedheronthecheek!Shesteppedbackappearingsurprisedandputupherhands,asifindefence.Iguessedthattherewasprobablyamajormisunderstanding.ThenAkiraNagata
4、fromJapancameinsmiling,togetherwithGeorgeCookfromCanada.Astheywereintroduced,GeorgereachedhishandouttotheJapanesestudent.Justatthatmoment,however,AkriabowedsohisnosetouchedGeorge’smovinghand.Theybothapologized—anotherculturalmistake!AhmedAziz,anotherinternationalstuden
5、t,wasfromJordan.Whenwemetyesterday,hemovedveryclosetomeasIintroducedmyself.Imovedbackabit,buthecameclosertoaskaquestionandthenshookmyhand.WhenDarleneCoulonfromFrancecamedashingthroughthedoor,sherecognizedTonyGarcia’ssmilingface.Theyshookhandandthenkissedeachothertwiceo
6、neachcheek,sincethatistheFrenchcustomwhenadultsmeetpeopletheyknow.AhmedAziz,onthecontrary,simplynoddedatthegirls.MenfromMiddleEasternandotherMuslimcountrieswilloftenstandquiteclosetoothermentotalkbutwillusuallynottouchwomen.AsIgettoknowmoreinternationalfriends,Ilearnmo
7、reaboutthiscultural“bodylanguage”.Notallculturesgreeteachotherthesameway,noraretheycomfortableinthesamewaywithtouchingordistancebetweenpeople.Inthesamewaythatpeoplecommunicatewithspokenlanguage,theyalsoexpresstheirfeelingsusingunspoken“language”throughphysicaldistance,
8、actionsorposture.Englishpeople,forexample,donotusuallystandveryclosetoothersortouchstrangersassoonastheymeet.However,
