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1、BodyLanguageAseveryoneknows,thebodylanguagearedifferentbetweencultures.Forexample,therearethreekindsofbodylanguagedifferencebetweenChinaandAmerica.1.thesameaction，differentmeaning2.thesamemeaning，differentaction3.Theactiononlyexistsinoneculture.动作一样，意义不同1.跺脚(stampone’sfoot)Doyouknowthedifferentme
2、aningbetweenChinaandAmerica?InChina,ithasameaningofanger(生气)/disanimation(灰心)/regret(悔恨).However,themeaningofitinAmericaisimpatience(不耐烦).2.抚摸别人的头部（strokeone’shead）InChina,strokingthechildren’sheadisarepresentationoflove.However,Americanmotherwillbedisgusted(反感)withanyonewhostrokesherchild’shead.
3、3.手牵手(handinhand)InChina,wewillthinkthatthetwoyoungwomenwhoarewalkinghandinhandaregoodfriends.Buttheywillbeseenashomosexuality(同性恋）inAmerica.1.叫别人过来（asksomeonetocome）Americanpeoplewillputthehandtowardsomeonewiththecenterofthepalmupward，shakingtheindexfinger(食指)backandfronttoasksomeonetocome.(把手伸向
4、被叫人，手心向上，握拳用食指前后摆动)同样意思，动作有差异Butincontrast,thiskindofbodylanguageisaninsult(侮辱)andprovocation(挑衅)inChineseeyes.IfChinesepeoplewanttoasksomeonetocome,theywillputtheheadtowardsomeonewiththefingersdownwardwavingseveraltimes.(把手伸向被叫人，手心向下，几个手指同时弯曲几次)2.I’mfull.(我吃饱了)Afterdinner,Chinesepeoplewilltoucho
5、rpattheirstomachgently(用手抚摸后轻拍自己的肚子)toshowthattheyarefull.ButAmericanpeoplewillputoneofthehandstothethroat,withthecenterofthepalmdownward.(一只手放在自己的喉头，手心向下)只在一种文化中存在的动作ThebodylanguageonlyexistinAmerica:1.WhenAmericanworryaboutsomething,theywillsnaptheirfinger.(咬手指)2.IfanAmericanmanshakehisindexfin
6、ger,withotherfingersfixedtogether(摇动食指，其他四指收拢),heiswarningsomeonenottodosomething.Itmeansthattheotherpersoninvolvedhasmademistakes.ThebodylanguageonlyexistinChina:1.InChina,ifpeoplearetalkingsomethingsecret,theywillputtheopeningheadoverthemouth.(用一只张开的手捂着嘴)2.InChina,itispolitetogivesomethingtooth
7、erswithtwohands.Ifyoudon’tdoso,youareapersonwhodoesn’trespectforothers.Notonlyaretheremanydifferencesinbodylanguagebetweencultures,butalsotherearesomesimilaritiesinbodylanguage.Solet’shavealookatthesimilarities.Nodding
