bodytoshowwhatwewanttosay.Itisimportanttoknowthebodylanguageofeverycountryorwemay

bemisunderstood.

IntheUS,peoplegreeteachotherwithahandshakeinaformaldiscussion.Thehandshakemustbefirm.

Ifthehandshakeisweak,itisasignofweaknessorunfriendliness.Friendsmayplaceahandontheother's

armorshoulder.Somepeople,usuallywomen,greeteachotherwithahug.

SpaceisimportanttoAmericans.Whentwopeopletalktoeachother,theyusuallystandabout2.5feet

awayandatanangle,sotheyarenotfacingeachotherdirectly.Americansgetuncomfortablewhenaperson

standstooclose.Theywillmovebacktohavetheirspace.IfAmericanstouchanotherpersonbyaccident,

theysay,"Pardonme"or"Excuseme".

Americansliketolookattheothersintheeyeswhentheyaretalking.Ifyoudon'tdoso,itmeansyouare

bored,hidingsomething,orarenotinterested.Whenyoustareatsomeone,however,itisnotpolite.

ForAmericans,thumbs(拇指)-upmeans"yes","verygood"or"welldone".Thumbs-downmeansthe

opposite.Tocallawaiter,onemightputuponehandtoheadlevelorabove.Toshowyouwantthecheck,

makeamovementwithyourhandsasyouaresigningapieceofpaper.Itisallrighttopointatthingsbutnot

atpeoplewiththehandandindexfinger(食指).Americansshaketheirindexfingersatchildrenwhenthey

scoldthemandpatthemontheheadwhentheyadmirethem.

Learningaculture'sbodylanguageissometimesconfusing.Ifyoudon'tknowwhattodo,thesafestthing

todoistosmile.

B.getuncomfortable

C.keepstill

D.hityouangrily

B.lookattheground

C.lookathim/herintheeyes

D.lookhereandthere