SectionⅢLesson2&Lesson3BODYLANGUAGESPEAKSFORITSELFIfyousawafatherpatting①hissononthebackwhilesmilinghappily②，whatwouldyouthinkwasgoingon?Youwouldprobablythinkthatthefatherwascongratulating③hissonondoingsomethingwell,maybepassinganexamorwinningarace.Youwouldknowwhatwasgoingonbecauseyouunderstoodthemessageconveyedbythefather’sbodylanguage④.Acrosstheworld⑤，apatonthebackandasmileusuallymeans,“Welldone”．Bodylanguageisusedeverysingledaybypeopleofdifferentnationalitiesallovertheworld.Itisalanguagewithoutwordsthatconsistsof⑥gestures,facialexpressionsandbodymovements⑦thatgreatlyaddto⑧—andsometimesevenreplace—spokenlanguage⑨.Bodylanguageisusedtocommunicate⑩bothattitudesandfeelingsfromaffectiontoangerjustlikeanyotherlanguage⑪，butitdiffersfromspokenlanguageasitisnotalwaysexplicit⑫.Somebodyjumpingforjoy⑬iseasytoseewhilearaisedeyebrow⑭conveyingdoubt⑮iseasiertomiss.①pat[pæt]vt.&n.轻拍；拍②此处省略结构，完整句为：whilehewassmilinghappily。③congratulate[kn'ɡrætlet]əʃʊɪvt.祝贺congratulatesb.onsth.因为某事向某人表示祝贺congratulationn.祝贺④此处是过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰themessage。⑤acrosstheworld遍及全世界⑥consistof...由……组成。此短语无被动用法，也无进行时用法。⑦that在此处引导定语从句，修饰alanguage。⑧addto增加⑨that在此引导定语从句，修饰bodymovements。⑩communicatev．交流communicatewith...与……交流⑪anyotherlanguage任何别的语言⑫explicit[k'splst]ɪɪɪadj.明确的；清楚的⑬此处是动名词作后置定语，修饰somebody。⑭eyebrow['abra]ɪʊn．眉毛⑮此处是现在分词作后置定语，修饰eyebrow。肢体语言不言而喻如果你看到一位父亲愉快地微笑着拍他儿子的背部，你会认为发生了什么事情？你可能会认为父亲在祝贺儿子某事做得好，也许是通过考试或赢得比赛。你知道发生的事情是因为你明白父亲的肢体语言所表达的信息。在全世界，拍背部和微笑通常都意味着“做得好”。肢体语言每天都被全世界不同国家的人使用。这是一种没有词语，由手势、面部表情和肢体动作组成的语言，它极大地丰富了——有时甚至取代了——口头语言。肢体语言就像其他任何语言一样，被用来交流各种态度和喜怒等感情，但是与口头语言不同的是，它不总是明确清楚的。高兴得跳起来的人很容易见到，然而一个上扬的眉毛所传达的怀疑的态度却更容易为人们所忽略。Peopleoftenusebodylanguageonpurpose⑯.Someonewhodoesnotknowtheanswertoaquestion⑰willmovetheirshouldersupwards⑱awayfromtheirupper⑲bodyandthenletthemfall,meaning“Idon’tknow”.However,bodylanguagecanbeunconscious⑳aswell.Apersonwhoisfeelinguncomfortableornervouswilloftenholdtheirbodyinaveryrigidmannerandhaveatightlookabouttheirmouths.Theymightalsocrosstheirarmsandmoveinanabruptwayresemblingarobotmorethanahuman.Theymightnotevenrealisehowtheyareactingbuttheirbodylanguagewilltellanyonewhocarestolookcloselyenoughhowtheyarefeeling.Bodylanguagecanthereforemakepeople’sfeelingsmoretransparentasalthoughwecanliewithwords,itisnotaseasytodosowithourbodies.⑯onpurpose故意地⑰who引导定语从句，修饰someone。⑱upwards['pwdz]ʌəadv.向上地⑲upper['p]ʌəadj.上面的⑳unconscious[n'kns]ʌɒʃəadj.无意的；不知不觉的○此处引导定语从句，修饰aperson。○rigid['rdd]ɪʒɪadj.僵硬的○tight[tat]ɪadj.绷紧的○resemble[r'zembɪl]vt.像；与……相似○who引导定语从句，修饰anyone。○transparent[træn'spærnt]əadj.清晰易辨的；透明的人们经常有意地使用肢体语言。不知道问题答案的人会将肩膀向上抬起，然后再放下，表示“我不知道”。然而，肢体语言也可以是无意识的。一个感到不舒服或是紧张的人经常会使身体处于非常僵硬的状态，嘴巴紧绷。他...
