【Tocommunicatewellwithotherpeopleyoumustlearntospeakwellright?Yesbutspeakingisn’teverything.Someexpertssaythatonlythirtypercentofcommunicationcomesfromtalking.Yourgesturesandothernon-verbal(非语言的)action】
Tocommunicatewellwithotherpeopleyoumustlearntospeakwellright?
Yesbutspeakingisn’teverything.Someexpertssaythatonlythirtypercentofcommunicationcomesfromtalking.Yourgesturesandothernon-verbal(非语言的)actionsmattertoo.Butindifferentculturesthesameactioncanhavedifferentmeanings.
Whenyouhavetomeetsomeonefromadifferentculturebeprepared.Doyouknowwhatkindofgesturesandcustomsareappropriate(合适的)?Ifyouunderstandculturedifferencesyou’llbeabettercommunicator—evenbeforeyouopenyourmouth!
InmanyWesternculturesmenstandupbeforetheyareintroducedtosomeoneimportant.Standingupshowspolitenessandrespect.Afterthatsomepneusuallyofferstoshakehands.
Butintheeasttypical(典型的)introductionsoftenbeginandendwithbowing(鞠躬)ratherthanshakinghands.Sometimesevenasmallnod(点头)oftheheadisenough.SomeWesternersvisitingAsiamisunderstandshakinghandsasasignofunfriendliness.Suchamistakecouldbeharmfultothestartofanewfrienship.
小题1:Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A.Allexpertsagreethatonly30%ofcommunicationcomesfromtalking.B.TypicalintroductionsoftenbeginandendwithshakinghandsinWesternculture.C.Indifferentcountriesthesamegesturemaymeandifferentmeaning.D.Ifyoudon’tknowthecultureofacountryyouwillnotmisunderstandthegesture.小题2:Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Misunderstandingwillstopthefrienshipfromdeveloping.B.NoddingisjustOK.C.Introductioncanbuildfriendship.D.Shakinghandsismostimportant.小题3:WhichisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Youmuststandupwhenyouareintroduced.B.Youshouldshowyourpolitenesswhenyouareintroduced.C.Youwilldothesamewhenyouareintroduced.D.Ourgesturesandothernonverbalactionsareveryimportant.小题4:Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentence?A.Beforeyouspea