Unit 4 Body language肢体语言(又称身体语言)，是指通过头、眼、颈、手、肘、臂、身、胯、足等人体部位的协调活动来传达人物的思想，形象地借以表情达意的一种沟通方式。广义言之，肢体语言也包括前述之面部表情在内；狭义言之，肢体语言只包括身体与四肢所表达的意义。谈到由肢体表达情绪时，我们自然会想到很多惯用动作的含义。诸如鼓掌表示兴奋，顿足代表生气，搓手表示焦虑，垂头代表沮丧，摊手表示无奈，捶胸代表痛苦。当事人用肢体活动来表达情绪，别人也可由之辨识出当事人用其肢体所表达的心境。————————————————————————————Many people think that the most popular way of communicating with other people is through the mouth.But what they don't know is that actual communication using the mouth accounts for(占……比例) only around 10%(or even less) of all the means to communicate a message.Moreover，you can never determine the truthfulness or honesty of people by what they say alone.In fact ， words expressed through the mouth often do not reflect what people really think or feel.The more reliable way you can determine their true inner feelings and thoughts is by reading their body language.Everybody communicates using these gestures and if you understand the gestures and their meanings，you will be able to read people and know what they are really communicating to you.One researcher even went as far as to say that we speak to hide what's on our minds.But gestures cannot lie.Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you can “see through” the emotions of other people ？ Let's say you ask a person whether he can do an important task.He says “OK” ． But deep inside ， you are questioning yourself ， “ Is he really willing to do this job ？ ” or “Does he have the confidence in finishing this task？” You can't question him directly because that would b...
