高中英语人教版2000年高二上03

[00:00.00]人人听力网 Unit 3  Body language  Lesson 9  1 Dialogue

[00:08.59]The organizer of a conference is meeting one of the speakers at the airport.

[00:14.34]Hello.You must be Dr Yang.How do you do?My name's David Lee.

[00:21.71]How do you do?It's a pleasure to meet you.Can I take those boxes for you?

[00:28.37]Thanks.That's very kind.

[00:31.84]What about your bag?Would you like me to carry it?

[00:36.52]No,thanks.I can manage it myself.(At the hotel.)

[00:41.87]Is there anything else I can do for you?

[00:45.92]No,thank you.Thanks for all your help.

[00:50.18]It's a pleasure.I'll see you tomorrow.

[00:54.44]Lesson 10  1 Reading comprehension

[01:05.20]Read the passage and answer this question:

[01:09.56]Do the Chinese and British have similar body language?

[01:14.63]BODY LANGUAGE (1)

[01:18.58]Although we may not realize it,

[01:22.34]when we talk with others we make ourselves understood not just by words.

[01:28.87]We send messages to the people around us also by our expressions

[01:35.14]and body movements.

[01:37.99]A smile and handshake show welcome.

[01:42.24]Waving one's hand is to say "Goodbye".

[01:46.81]Nodding the head means agreement,while shaking it means disagreement.

[01:52.98]These gestures are accepted both by Chinese

[01:57.84]and English speakers as having the same meanings.

[02:02.88]But not all body language means the same thing in different countries.

[02:08.81]Take nodding the head for example.

[02:12.57]In some Asian countries it means not "Yes" but "No".

[02:18.14]In many countries in the world,men kiss each other when they meet,

[02:23.78]for example in Russia,France,

[02:28.22]Arab countries and some of the South American countries.

[02:32.58]Men do not kiss each other in either China or English speaking countries.

[02:38.64]In Britain,

[02:41.38]older people usually shake hands when they meet someone for the first time;

[02:46.95]however,young people often do not shake hands.

[02:52.23]In France,it is the custom to shake hands with people in the office every morning.

[02:59.20]French people kiss each other hello and goodbye more often than British people.

[03:05.44]Generally,people from English-speaking countries do not touch each other very much

[03:12.10]If you touch an English person,you should say "Sorry".

[03:17.38]Scientists have done some research on "Touch" in different countries.

[03:22.74]They watched pairs of people

[03:26.39]who were sitting in college coffee-shops for at least an hour.

[03:31.12]They counted the number of times that the people touched each other:

[03:36.45]England --0; USA --2; France --10;Puerto Rico --180.

[03:47.21]In some Asian countries,you must not touch the head of another person.

[03:53.17]In Arab countries,you eat using the fingers of your right hand;

[03:58.94]the left hand is not used at all.

[04:02.89]In parts of Asia you must not sit with your feet pointing at another person.

[04:09.13]Foreigners should follow these customs when they are visiting these countries.

[04:14.69]Lesson 11  1 Reading comprehension

[04:25.25]BODY LANGUAGE (2)

[04:29.01]It is good manners for an Arab to stand close to his friend when they are talking.

[04:35.07]But English people do not like to be too close to one another

[04:40.03]unless there is a reason.

[04:43.48]It could be very interesting to watch an

 Arab and an Englishman 1 talking together.

[04:49.96]The Arab who is friendly will stand close to his friend,

[04:55.24]but the Englishman will move back in order to keep a certain distance away.

[05:01.30]When they finish their talk,

[05:04.46]the two may be quite a distance from the place where they were standing 2.

[05:09.60]People from the United States or Arab countries

[05:14.44]stand closer than people from Britain when they are talking together.

[05:19.69]City people in Britain

[05:23.06]and the United States stand closer than those who live in the country.

[05:28.91]When one uses a foreign language,

[05:32.67]it is important to know the meanings of gestures and movements

[05:37.82]in the foreign country

[05:40.87]Using body language in a correct way will help communicate with people