Peoplesmileattimes.However,themeaningofasmileindifferentculturesmaybedifferent.Dependingondifferentcultures,smilingcanexpressjoyandamusement,butitcanalsoshowembarrassment. PeopleintheUnitedStatessmilealot.Everyonesmilesateachotherinordertoshowtheyareopenandfriendly.However,inChina,smilingisnotonlyanexpressionofhappiness,butalsoawaytoavoidbeingembarrassed.Chinesepeoplelikesmilingwhentheyareembarrassedinordertoavoidembarrassment.Smilingisakindofgoodwillbutnotsneer(嘲笑).Forexample:Whenachildfallsofffromabike,theadultsinChinamaysmile,whichisakindofgentleencouragementandnotakindofimpolitelaugh. WhenapersonfromtheUnitedStatesmightblush(脸红)withembarrassmentorbecomeoffensive(冒犯的),aChinesemightblushwithsmile.Toavoidseriousmisunderstanding,peoplewhoengageininterculturalcommunicationshouldbeabletounderstandthemeaningofsmilingproperly. 小题1:Wecanusesmiletoexpressallofthefollowingfeelingsexcept_________, |
A.joyandhappiness | B.amusement | C.embarrassment | D.fear |
小题2:PeopleoftensmileateachotherintheUnitedStatesbecause_________.
A.theyareveryhappy |
B.theywanttoshowtheyarefriendly |
C.theywanttohidetheirtruefeelings |
D.theywanttoavoidembarrassment |
小题3:InChina,seeingachildfallsoffabike,anadultwillsmileinorderto_______.
A.laughathim |
B.avoidhisownembarrassment |
C.avoidembarrassmentandencouragetheboy |
D.showhispoliteness |
小题4:Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?
A.Peoplesmileattimes. |
B.Smilingcanexpressdifferentfeelingsdependingondifferentcultures. |
C.AmericansaremoreopenandfriendlythanChinesepeople. |
D.TheChinesepeopleoftenhidetheirtruefeelings. |