Classification of American Body Language

American Body Language (July 23, 2009 09: 07: 48) Reprinted Label: Spoken Body Language American English Education Classification: English Learning

In the process of daily communication, on many occasions, body language, that is, gestures, signals and gestures, is also a common communication tool. Do you know what body language Americans usually use? Here are some gestures, postures and postures that Americans often use in their daily life and communication.

Put your hand out.

1. Write hands and rub hands.

Hand wringing refers to a person squeezing and rubbing one hand with the other hand. When a person is worried, anxious, disappointed or pessimistic about someone or something, his performance is hand in hand, rubbing against each other, being at a loss, and waiting helplessly for the development of things.

Give sb. a warm welcome

This means that both hands touch each other's hands at the same time. It can be that one person's two palms are patted together with another person's two palms, or both hands are held together at the same time, up and down or so, to express a special welcome. When someone says this, it is similar to a request or an order. For example, Bob hasn't seen John for a long time. He said to John, "Hey, John, give me some skin!" "

Pat sb on the back

When familiar friends, especially young male friends meet, one person will pat another person on the back with his palm. Usually it means kindness and friendliness. Sometimes people clap their backs to congratulate each other. For example, on the court, when a player scores, other players can pat him on the back. Sometimes two people clap their hands to express congratulations and encouragement. I patted Jack on the back after he scored a goal in the game.

I am full. I'm full.

What Americans do is to put one hand in the throat, palm down and fingers out. Sometimes they say, "Here we are." I'm full. ) People in China usually pat their stomachs with one or both hands.

Finger finger

Shake one's finger at sb.

When you don't like what others are doing or saying, you can shake your fingers at them, which means don't do it again. Usually with the meaning of blame or warning. For example, in a meeting, tell others not to talk. If a person is very dissatisfied with someone's behavior, when criticizing and accusing that person, he sometimes points the finger at that person angrily. In this case, shake your finger back and forth or up and down.

Step 2 cross your fingers and pray

It means praying for good luck. Of course, people don't really believe it will bring them good luck, but it's just a way to tell others that they want everything to go well and get what they want. For example, when you are looking for a job, you can say to your family or friends, "Pray for me!" "

3. Give an OK gesture and make an OK gesture.

It means "good, good, right" and so on. Sometimes you can put the index finger and thumb of one hand together to form an O-shape, and the other three fingers stick out to tell others that everything is going well. You signal ok, indicating that everything is fine or no problem.

4. Snubbing nose/long nose/biting thumb shows contempt

Put your thumb on the tip of your nose, stick out the other four fingers, and sometimes slap your thumb to show contempt and challenge. If you don't take a person's words seriously, or you don't care about a person's actions. Biting the thumb is used to show contempt.

look up

1. Scratch your head.

This kind of action occurs when you are confused about something or try to remember someone or something. People often scratch their heads when dealing with problems and making decisions. When you don't know how to answer other people's questions, you can also scratch your head and say, give me some time to think.

Step 2 nod your head

Express agreement, approval, greetings. I'm listening to you. I agree. Please wait. Sometimes you can nod your head to signal others to come back and don't go, which is often used at the same time as gesture to move your hand.

Step 3 be careful, be careful

When you feel that something is going to happen or something dangerous is happening and you want others to pay attention, shout "look up!" " "They will naturally look up at you or the surrounding situation.

eye

1. Look someone in the eye, look someone in the eye.

When speaking, any listener should look into each other's eyes. But staring at each other all the time will make them feel uncomfortable. Sometimes, some people will always look at each other when they talk. Often the boss is assigning tasks to subordinates, and parents are teaching their children.

Step 2 raise your eyebrows

When someone feels surprised, suspicious, unhappy or dissatisfied, it can be expressed in this way.

Step 3 keep quiet

Bats here mean blinking, opening and closing their eyes. When people take an unexpected thing or situation in stride, show no surprise or even blink their eyes, we say that they don't even blink.

Arms and shoulders

1. Wave your arms, wave your arms.

Express hope to attract others' attention People wave their arms as a message: "I'm here", "Come and help" and "Help!" Wait a minute. When athletes win the championship, people often wave their arms to show their victory and joy when they win the competition.

2. Cross your arms and cross your arms on your chest.

Show an indifferent, indifferent, indifferent and dismissive attitude. It also means to stand by and refuse to take action against someone or something. There was an accident. He just stood by.

Give a warm welcome with open arms.

It means to extend your arms warmly and kindly and warmly welcome someone. He welcomed me with open arms.

mouth

1. Talking in silence.

Make the action of saying every word with your mouth, but don't make a sound. The speaker wants to tell the listener something, but he doesn't want others to hear it. Sometimes people often use the word mouth to mean that someone's words are not credible, for example, John said he would come, but he was just putting on airs.

make faces

A funny expression deliberately made on the face when expressing disgust, contempt, ridicule, disagreement or pain. For example:

The child made a face when he was told to take medicine.

3. Bite her lips.

When someone tries to hide his anger or unhappiness and refuses to express it, the usual expression is biting his lips. When he heard the rumor.

American body language

The boy and the girl glanced at the crowded room. Their eyes met. Embarrassed, they looked away. Nervously, they stole a look at each other, and when they saw another person looking at them, they looked away. The boy was cool, crossing his legs and pretending to be casual-even though his heart was pounding. The girl, obviously fascinated by herself, is afraid that the boy will see her looking at him. A few seconds passed. He looked at her again. She began to blush. He looked at the ceiling nervously and whispered to himself. They seem to continue this cat-and-mouse game endlessly. Will they talk to each other?

The boy and girl glanced at the crowded room. Their eyes met. Sorry, look elsewhere. They stole a nervous look at each other and found that the other party was looking back at themselves, so they looked away again. Boys are cool, crossing their legs and pretending to be casual-although their hearts are pounding; Girls, obviously in love, are afraid that boys will see her and look at him. A few seconds passed and he looked at her again; Her face turned red. He looked at the ceiling nervously and whistled softly. They seem to play this cat-and-mouse game endlessly. Can they talk or not?

The fact is, they have exchanged a lot and said nothing. Non-verbal factors constitute the main part of any communication. Some people will say that this is the most important part. According to a study, language can only convey 7% of a person's information. Intonation and tone quality convey 38% information, while nonverbal cues convey as much as 55% information. This means that people learn more from nonverbal communication than from what a person says. When studying a foreign culture, it is meaningful to pay attention to how people use nonverbal cues.

Actually, they communicated without saying a word. Non-verbal factors play an important role in any form of two-way communication. Some people will think that this is the most important part. According to a study, words can only convey 7% information. Intonation and timbre convey 38%, while nonverbal cues convey 55%. This means that people learn more from nonverbal communication than from oral communication. Therefore, when studying a foreign culture, it is very reasonable to pay attention to how people use nonverbal cues.

Gestures are the main form of nonverbal communication. Compared with sign language used by deaf people to communicate complex information, gestures function like visual icons representing an idea. However, these gestures are often embarrassing cultural limitations. For example, when the Maori in New Zealand stick out their tongues to someone, it is a sign of respect. When American students make the same gesture, the meaning is just the opposite. In addition, Americans usually use their thumb and forefinger to form a circle to indicate "OK". The same gesture is money to the Japanese, zero to the French and vulgar to the Brazilians. Therefore, people in foreign cultures must use gestures carefully.

Gestures are an important part of nonverbal communication. Different from the sign language used by deaf people to communicate complex information, the function of gestures is like a visual image, representing a single idea. Usually, these gestures will be greatly restricted by culture and even cause embarrassing misunderstandings. For example, when the Maori in New Zealand stick out their tongues to someone, it is a sign of respect. When American schoolchildren do the same thing, it means the opposite. Also, Americans usually put their thumb and forefinger in a circle to mean "no problem". The same gesture means "money" to the Japanese, "zero" to the French and a very vulgar gesture to the Brazilians. Therefore, people in foreign cultures must use gestures carefully.

Another cultural aspect of nonverbal communication is something you may not have thought of: space. Everyone feels that there is an invisible protective cover around his body. When someone gets too close, he will feel uncomfortable. He felt obligated to apologize when he bumped into someone. But the size of a person's "comfort zone" varies according to his culture or race. For example, in casual conversation, many Americans stand about four feet away. In other words, they like to keep "a certain distance" from each other. In contrast, people in Latin or Arabic cultures stand close to each other and often touch each other. If people from one of these cultures stand too close to Americans in conversation, Americans may feel uncomfortable and back off.

Another cultural aspect of nonverbal communication may not occur to you: spatial distance. Everyone imagines that there is an invisible shield around his body. When someone gets too close, he will feel uncomfortable. And when he accidentally bumps into someone else, he will feel forced to apologize. But everyone's "comfort zone" is different in size, which is related to their culture or race. For example, many Americans keep a distance of about four feet when chatting. In other words, they like to keep a certain distance. On the contrary, people from Latin or Arabic cultures stand close together and often touch each other. If a person from these cultures stands too close to an American in a conversation, that American will feel uncomfortable and back off.

When Americans speak, they want others to respond to their words. For Americans, polite conversationalists show sympathy by showing expressions of excitement or disgust, shock or sadness. Poker-faced people, whose emotions are hidden in expressionless expressions, will be treated with suspicion. Americans also show their attention by raising eyebrows, nodding, smiling politely and maintaining good eye contact in conversation. Although some cultures think direct eye contact is impolite or threatening, Americans think it is a sign of sincerity and honesty. If a person doesn't look you in the eye, Americans may say that you should question his motives-or assume that he doesn't like you. Although they are concerned about eye contact, Americans still think it is impolite to stare at people, especially strangers.

When Americans speak, they want others to respond to their words. For them, a polite speaker should get information from others by expressing surprise, disgust, surprise or sadness. People with "poker face", whose emotions are hidden under a deadpan face, will be treated with suspicion by others. Americans also express their concern by raising eyebrows, nodding, smiling politely and maintaining moderate eye contact in conversation. However, people in some cultures think that direct gaze is impolite and threatening; Americans think this is a sign of sincerity. If a person doesn't have to look you in the eye, Americans may think that you should doubt his motives or assume that he doesn't like you. Even if eye contact has its interests, Americans think it is impolite to stare at people, especially strangers.

Considering the influence of nonverbal communication, we never really stopped communicating. How we walk, how we stand, how we use our hands, how we place our bodies, and how we express our feelings-all these send a message to others. That's why it's possible. As the saying goes, "treat a person like a book." If you read this person correctly, as the boys and girls in the crowded room later discovered, it may become a love story.

Considering the influence of nonverbal communication, we have never really stopped communicating. How we walk, stand, use our hands, gesture and express our emotions all convey a message. This is why we can do as the saying goes: "Reading a person is like reading a book. If you understand a person, as the boy and girl in that crowded room later discovered, it may become a love story.