Tocommunicatewellwithotherpeopleyoumustlearntospeakwellright?
Yesbutspeakingisn’teverything.Someexpertssaythatonlythirtypercentofcommunicationcomesfromtalking.Yourgesturesandothernon-verbal(非语言的)actionsmattertoo.Butindifferentculturesthesameactioncanhavedifferentmeanings.
Whenyouhavetomeetsomeonefromadifferentculturebeprepared.Doyouknowwhatkindofgesturesandcustomsareappropriate(合适的)?Ifyouunderstandculturedifferencesyou’llbeabettercommunicator—evenbeforeyouopenyourmouth!
InmanyWesternculturesmenstandupbeforetheyareintroducedtosomeoneimportant.Standingupshowspolitenessandrespect.Afterthatsomepneusuallyofferstoshakehands.
Butintheeasttypical(典型的)introductionsoftenbeginandendwithbowing(鞠躬)ratherthanshakinghands.Sometimesevenasmallnod(点头)oftheheadisenough.SomeWesternersvisitingAsiamisunderstandshakinghandsasasignofunfriendliness.Suchamistakecouldbeharmfultothestartofanewfrienship.
小题1:Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?