ReferenceforTeaching一、异域风情Ⅰ
TheAmericanEyeBehavioursAmericansarecarefulabouthowandwhentheymeetoneanother'seyes
Intheirnormalconversation,eacheyecontactlastsonlyaboutasecondbeforeoneorbothindividualslookaway
WhentwoAmericanslooksearchinglyintoeachother'seyes,emotionsareheightenedandtherelationshipbecomesmoreintimate
Therefore,theycarefullyavoidthis,exceptinappropriatecircumstances
ProperstreetbehaviourintheUnitedStatesrequiresanicebalanceofattentionandinattention
Youaresupposedtolookatapasser-byjustenoughtoshowthatyou'reawareofhispresence
Ifyoulooktoolittle,youappearhaughtyorsecretive;toomuchandyou'reinquisitive
Usuallywhathappensisthatpeopleeyeeachotheruntiltheyareabouteightfeetapart
Atwhichpointbothcastdowntheireyes
InEnglandthepolitelistenerstaresatthespeakerattentive