阅读理解精讲精炼16
80.
Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture (文化) the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A woman's smile
at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion(困惑) across cultures. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places(although this is less common in big cities). Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don't smile enough. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.
Our faces show emotions(情感), but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressiveness permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.
【2016届广东省天河区高考英语二轮语法复习精讲精练:阅读理解16】相关文章:
★ 湖南省岳阳市2014高考英语一轮单项选择训练题(14)及答案
★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (64)
★ 湖南省岳阳市2014高考英语一轮单项选择训练题(3)及答案
★ 【北师大版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导课时作业:Unit 6 A卷 Word版含解析
★ 湖南省岳阳市2014高考英语一轮单项选择训练题(6)及答案
★ 【优化方案】2017届高考英语二轮复习全国卷Ⅱ规范练:1(含解析)
★ 【人教版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导考点针对练:选修6 unit2《Poems》
★ 2017年高考英语二轮复习精品资料:专题15 完形填空(教学案)(原卷版)
★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习大题冲关秘籍语法填空:考纲解读(含解析)
最新
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-21
2017-04-21