1、I（20_届）本科毕业设计英语浅析中英文国家的肢体语言间的差异ABERIFANALYSISONTHEDIFFERENCESOFBODYLANGUAGESINCHINAANDENGLISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIESII摘要肢体语言（BODYLANGUAGE）是人类语言的一部分，同时也是非语言交际的重要组成部分，其与地方文化紧密相连。作为英语专业的学生，学习语言的语法和词汇固然是相当重要的，但是学习与英语国家相关的文化如肢体语言也不可忽视。肢体语言是指能够传递某种特定信息的面部表情、手势语及其他身体部位动作。它的重要性主要体现在它的信息传递性上。然而由于地域，种族和文化习俗的差异，不同肢体
2、语言可能有相同的意思，同一种肢体语言有着不同的差异。本文是主要探讨中西方不同文化差异所隐含的肢体语言含义的差异，通过此文，我们能更深入地了解西方文化，从而更好地促进我们的语言学习。关键词肢体语言文化差异差异原因IIIABSTRACTBODYLANGUAGEISNOTONLYAPARTOFHUMANLANGUAGE,BUTALSOANIMPORTANTPARTOFNONVERBALCOMMUNICATION,WHICHISCLOSELYRELATEDTOTHELOCALCULTUREASANENGLISHMAJORSTUDENT,STUDYINGGRAMMARSANDVOCABULARIESAR
3、EOBVIOUSLYIMPORTANT,BUTLEARNINGTHECULTUREASSOCIATEDWITHENGLISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIESSUCHASBODYLANGUAGECANALSONOTBEIGNOREDBODYLANGUAGEISSOMETHINGLIKEFACIALEXPRESSIONS,SIGNLANGUAGESANDOTHERPARTOFBODYMOVEMENTSWHICHCANTRANSFERSPECIFICINFORMATIONTHEIMPORTANCEOFBODYLANGUAGEISREFLECTEDINITSINFORMATIONDELIVERYHO
4、WEVER,ASTOTHEDIFFERENCESOFGEOGRAPHIC,RACIALANDCULTURES,DIFFERENTBODYLANGUAGESMAYHAVETHESAMEMEANASWELLASSAMEBODYLANGUAGEMAYHASDIFFERENTMEANINGSTHISESSAYISABOUTTHEDIFFERENTBODYLANGUAGESIMPLIEDINCHINAANDENGLISHSPEAKINGCOUNTIESGETTINGACROSSTHISPAPER,WECANUNDERSTANDENGLISHSPEAKERSCULTUREDEEPLY,SOASTOPROM
5、OTEOURLANGUAGELEARNINGKEYWORDSBODYLANGUAGECULTUREDIFFERENCESFACTORSLEADINGTODIFFERENCESCONTENT中文摘要IABSTRACTI1INTRODUCTION111THEDEFINITIONOFBODYLANGUAGE112THEIMPORTANCEOFSTUDYINGBODYLANGUAGE113THERESEARCHPURPOSE12THEWAYSTOEXPRESSTHEDIFFERENCES221THESAMEBODYLANGUAGEHASDIFFERENTMEANS3211SMILE3212EYECON
6、NECT322THEDIFFERENTBODYLANGUAGESHAVETHESAMEMEANING4221FINGERLANGUAGE4222MEETINGETIQUETTE43FACTORSLEADINGTOTHEDIFFERENCES531RELIGIOUSBELIEVES532LIFESTYLES733HISTORIES84CONCLUSION8BIBLIOGRAPHY10ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS1INTRODUCTION11THEDEFINITIONOFBODYLANGUAGEWHENITCOMESTOSUCCESS,TALENT,CHARACTER,ABILITYANDOT
7、HERFACTORSAREALWAYSREGARDEDASTHENECESSARYCONDITIONSINVARIABLYHOWEVER,ONEOFTHEMOSTIMPORTANTELEMENTSBODYLANGUAGEISIGNOREDTOHUMANBEINGS,BODYLANGUAGEISTHEEXPRESSEROFTHESOULSASHAREOFMOODSWINGWILLBEREPRESENTEDBYBODYLANGUAGETHROUGHSOUNDLESSMELODYEVERYSIMILAREYEEXPRESSION,GESTUREANDMOVEMENTDEDUCESTHEINTERPR
8、ETATIONOFPEOPLESINNERWORLDLANGUAGEISTHEUNIQUETALENTANDACQUISITIONSYSTEMFORHUMANBEINGSITISASYSTEMOFSOUNDSYMBOLANDTEXTMESSAGEASWELLASTHESYSTEMOFLOGICALSYMBOLANDRULESSYMBOLLANGUAGEISATOOLFORCOMMUNICATION,THINKINGANDCOGNITION,THECARRIEROFCULTUREANDINFORMATIONTHEFEATURESOFLANGUAGEAREUNIVERSALANDDIVERSITY
9、,LIMITEDANDGENERATION,ARBITRARINESSANDCONVENTION,STABILITYANDVARIABILITY,ECONOMYANDNORMALIZATION,OPENNESSANDDEVELOPMENT,HUMANITIESANDSOCIALORGANIZATION（PANWENGUO,2001）BODYLANGUAGEASAPARTOFLANGUAGEHASTHESAMECHARACTERISTICSWITHLANGUAGEMEANWHILEITHASITSOWNONESTHEDEFINITIONOFBODYLANGUAGEBODYLANGUAGEALSO
10、CALLEDNONVERBALCOMMUNICATIONMEANSTOSHOWACERTAINSENSETHROUGHNONVERBALCOMMUNICATIONSUCHASFACIALEXPRESSIONS,GESTURES,STANDINGS,SITTINGSANDSPATIALDISTANCESJIANGYANG,2007BODYLANGUAGEHASTHECHARACTERISTICSWHICHCONTAINTHEAMOUNTOFINFORMATION,CONTINUITYANDSTRONGCHANGEABILITYANDHIGHRELIABILITYBODYLANGUAGEINTHE
11、EXCHANGEOFCOMMUNICATIONCANBEMULTIFACETEDANDMULTILEVELASLONGASTWOSIDESOFCOMMUNICATIONAREWITHINTHEAUDIOVISUAL,THEEXCHANGEOFINFORMATIONISALWAYSPASSEDTHROUGHBODIESMOSTOFBODYLANGUAGEARESHOWEDUNDERUNCONSCIOUSSTATES,SOTHEYARETHEMANIFESTATIONOFONESTHINKINGANDLESSFAKE,WHICHENHANCETHEAUTHENTICITYANDRELIABILIT
12、Y12THEIMPORTANCEOFSTUDYINGBODYLANGUAGELONGBEFOREAMILLIONYEARS,WHENSPOKENENGLISHHASNOTBEENBROUGHTYET,BODYLANGUAGEPLAYSANIMPORTANTROLEINPEOPLESLIFENOMATTERINTHEIRCOOPERATIVEOFCAPTURINGPREY,INTHEMOTHERSFEEDINGTHEBABY,INTEACHINGEXPERIENCEANDCATCHINGFIRE,THEHUMANBODYLANGUAGEACHIEVESTHEGRATEPLACEEVENAFTER
13、THECOMINGOFSPOKENLANGUAGE,BODYLANGUAGESTILLACHIEVESANIMPORTANTROLEAMOTHERSHOULDFEELTHENEEDOFHERBABYTHROUGHBODYLANGUAGEUNDERTHECIRCUMSTANCEOFKNOWINGLITTLELOCALLANGUAGEINTHESTRANGEAFRICANSAVANNAH,APEOPLECANSTILLASKFORHELPTHROUGHOUTHISBODYLANGUAGEACCORDINGTOALBERTMEILABIANSSTUDY,WECANFINDTHATINTHEDELIV
14、ERYOFAMESSAGE,ONLYSEVENPERCENTISAFFORDEDBYLANGUAGE,THIRTYEIGHTPERCENTISRESPONDEDBYVOICEANDFIFTYFIVEPERCENTISCONVERTEDBYBODYLANGUAGELATTERRESEARCHERSALSOGETTHESAMERESULT,SUCHASRAYLBIRDWHISTELLONCEHEESTIMATEDTHATTHEAVERAGETIMEOFPEOPLESUSINGLANGUAGEINTHEIRDAILYLIFEISTENTOELEVENMINUTES,AMONGTHEM,WITHTWO
15、POINTFIVESECONDSFOREACHSENTENCEBINZI,2010THATISTOSAY,THETIMEOFPEOPLESFACETOFACETALKINGISLESSTHANTHIRTYFIVEPERCENTEACHDAYBESIDES,THEIMPORTANCEOFBODYLANGUAGEALSOCOMESFROMITSSPONTANEITYANDRELIABILITYFROMBODYLANGUAGE,THETRUTHCANOFTENBEFOUNDFROMTHELIESSPOKENOUTBYSOUNDLANGUAGEEVENTHOUGHSOMETIMESPEOPLEWILL
16、MAYCONSCIOUSLYDISGUISETHEMSELVES,THEYCANSTILLNOTBECOMEPERFECTNOMATTERHOWHARDTHEYTRY,BECAUSEBODYLANGUAGEOFTENACTASALEAKINADVERTENTLYSTUDYINGBODYLANGUAGEHASAPOSITIVEMEANINGINUNDERSTANDINGPEOPLESTRUETHINKING,ANDINDISCOVERINGTHESECRETBEHINDTHESOUNDLANGUAGE13THERESEARCHPURPOSETHISARTICLEAIMSATILLUSTRATIN
17、GTHEDIFFERENCESOFBODYLANGUAGEANDTHEIRMEANINGSEXISTINGINTHEDIFFERENTCULTURECONTEXTSSUCHASCHINAANDENGLISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIESTOUNDERSTANDTHEDIFFERENCESOFBODYLANGUAGEANDCULTUREREFLECTEDHERE,WECANEASILYUNDERSTANDTHEFOREIGNERSANDCUTDOWNTHEMISCOMPREHENSIONS,WHICHCANBOOSTTHEEFFICIENCYINLEARNINGENGLISH2THEWAYS
18、TOEXPRESSTHEDIFFERENCESALTHOUGHTHEMEANINGSOFMOSTBODYLANGUAGESARESTILLTHESAME,SUCHAS,NODMEANSINAGREEMENT,OREXPLICITNESSANDUNDERSTANDINGUPTRENDOFEYEBROWISTHATTHEYDONOTBELIEVEORSURPRISEAVOIDINGEYECONNECTIONMEANSTHATTHEINDIFFERENCE,ESCAPE,ANDWITHOUTCARE,INSECURITY,NEGATIVEASWELLASFEARORSTRESS,ETCSHAKING
19、ONESHEADSHOWSDISAGREEMENTAPPLAUSEINDICATESENDORSEMENTORHAPPINESS,ETCZHANGYUEE,2007,CHINESEANDENGLISHCOUNTRIESEXISTDIFFERENCESINBODYLANGUAGESANDTHEIRMEANINGSTOAGREATDEGREETHEFOLLOWINGTEXTISMAINLYABOUTTHEWAYSTOEXPRESSTHEDIFFERENCESTHEREARETHREEKINDSOFDIFFERENCESTHEFIRSTISTHATTHEDIFFERENTBODYLANGUAGESH
20、AVEDIFFERENTMEANINGSSECONDISTHATTHESAMEBODYLANGUAGEHAVEDIFFERENTMEANINGSANDTHELASTISTHEDIFFERENTBODYLANGUAGESHAVETHESAMEMEANINGSTHEPAPERMAINLYSTRESSESONTHELASTTWOKINDS21THESAMEFACIALLANGUAGESHAVEDIFFERENTMEANINGS211SMILESNOMATTERINCHINAANDENGLISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIES,SMILEORLAUGHUSUALLYEXPRESSTHEMEANING
21、SRELATEDTOHAPPINESS,FRIENDSHIP,APPROVAL,SATISFACTIONHOWEVER,INSOMECASES,THELAUGHMADEBYCHINESEMAYCAUSEMISUNDERSTANDINGSTOWESTERNERS,OREVENRESENTMENTSHEREARETHEEXAMPLESOFDIFFERENTMEANSINSMILINGBETWEENAMERICANSANDCHINESEWHENANAMERICANISGOINGSOMEPLACEBYHISBIKEANDTHEBIKEFALLSDOWNACCIDENTALLY,ANDHEMAYFEEL
22、POVERTYSTRICKENBECAUSEOFHISINFLEXIBLEMOVEMENTSIF,ATTHISMOMENT,ACHINESELAUGHTHEFOLLOWING,THEAMERICANWILLBEVERYANGRYFORRIDICULEHEMAYTHOUGHTIONCESAWASIMILARSITUATIONINARESTAURANTAFOREIGNERTHREWAPLATEBYACCIDENT,ANDHEWOULDHAVEFELTVERYSORRYFORHISRECKLESSTHELAUGHTERMADEBYTHEPRESENTCHINESEPEOPLEMAKEHIMFELTM
23、ORETHANTASTE,ANGRYANDDISGUSTEDWANGHUI2009WHILE,THATKINDOFLAUGHMADEBYTHECHINESEPEOPLEISNOTLAUGHINGATTHEPARTY,ORGLOATEVENTOTHEPEOPLEOFTHEIROWNCOUNTRY,THEYWILLDOTHESAMETHING,SMILETHESAMESMILETHISKINDOFLAUGHCANMEANALOTITCANBEEXPRESSEDAS“LAUGHAWAY”,“NEVERMIND”,SOJUSTDONTPAYTOOMUCHATTENTIONANDENJOYINTOITT
24、HECHINESEOFTENDOSUCHKINDOFLAUGHTOGETJOYHOWEVER,TOTHEPEOPLEWHOMISUNDERSTANDTHEMEANINGS,THEYMAYFEELUNHAPPY,ANDTHENEMERGEENMITYTOPEOPLEWHOARELAUGHINGTHESEEXAMPLESPROVEWELLTHATINTHESAMESITUATIONTHESAMESMILEHAVETHEDIFFERENTMEANINGSTOBOTHCHINESEANDPEOPLECOMEFROMENGLISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIES212EYELANGUAGESWEUSU
25、ALLYSAYTHATTHEEYESARETHEWINDOWSOFTHESOULTHATISTOSAY,WECANREADTHEOTHERSMINDTHROUGHEACHOTHERSEYESVISIONLANGUAGENOTONLYCANBEUSEDTOEXPRESSAVARIETYOFCOMPLEXEMOTIONS,BUTALSOCANJUDGETHEINTIMATEDEGREEBETWEENTALKERSPEOPLEWHOCOMEFROMTHEENGLISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIESUSEMOREEYECONNECTIONSINCONVERSATIONS,ANDAMERICANSW
26、ILLPAYMUCHATTENTIONTOTHETIMEANDTHEWAYOFEYECONTACTWHENTHEYARETALKINGINORDINARYCONVERSATION,THEYSEEEACHOTHERINAMINUTEANDTHENREMOVEAWAYITSHOWSTHATTHETWOAMERICANSHAVEVERYCLOSERELATIONWHENTHEYSTAREATEACHOTHERWHILEINNORTHAMERICA,CHILDRENMUSTLEARNTOLOOKATTHEOTHERSEYESORTHEYWILLBEREGARDEDASTHEPEOPLEWHOLACKO
27、FPASSIONSELFCONFIDENCEANDPASSIONTHEYTRUSTSUCHAWORD“NEVERBELIEVEINAPERSONWHOCANTLOOKYOUINYOUREYES“（QIUZHAOLEI,SHENLIN,2009）HOWEVER,INCHINA,ITISQUITEDIFFERENTFROMENGLISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIESIFYOUSTAREATAPEOPLE,YOUWILLBETHOUGHOFASANIMPOLITEONE,ANDTHENTHEMANWHOISSTAREDWILLREFUSETOKEEPCONNECTIONWITHYOUTHISMA
28、KEUSUNDERSTANDTHATEVENTHEEYECONNECTIONANDTHESITUATIONARETHESAME,THECHINESEANDENGLISHSPEAKINGPEOPLESTILLHAVEQUITEDIFFERENTCOMPREHENSIONS22THEDIFFERENTBODYLANGUAGESHAVETHESAMEMEANING221FINGERLANGUAGESWHENUSEGESTURETOSHOWNUMBERS,CHINESESTRETCHOUTTHEFOREFINGERSAYING“ONE“,WHILEEUROPEANANDAMERICANPEOPLEWO
29、ULDSTRETCHOUTTHUMBSAYING“ONE”THEFOREFINGERANDMIDDLEFINGERINCHINAMEANS”TWO“,WHILETOTHEEURAMERICANWHICHISTHUMBANDFOREFINGER,THEFOLLOWINGMIDDLEFINGERANDRINGFINGERANDPINKYMEANS”THREE”FOUR”AND”FIVE”RESPECTIVELYSTRETCHINGOUTAHAND,WITHTHEFOREFINGERANDTHUMBTAKINGINTOACIRCLEINAMERICASIGNIFIES“OK”OR“THEPRAISE
30、ANDPROMISED“WHILEINCHINA,PEOPLESHOWTHEIRAPPRECIATIONOFTENWITHTHEIRTHUMBWARPEDSTRAIGHTLYANDTHEREMAININGFOURFINGERSCURLEDUP222MEETINGETIQUETTESINCHINA,PEOPLEUSUALLYWAVINGHANDS,SALUTINGANDBOWINGWHENTHEYMEETWITHEACHOTHERSHAKINGHANDSISAKINDOFVERYCOMMONCOURTESY,USUALLYUSEDINSUCHCIRCUMSTANCESWHENPEOPLEMEET
31、,LEAVE,ANDMAKECONGRATULATIONSWITHEACHOTHERHANDSHAKINGPOSTUREPURELYINETIQUETTESENSEISSTRETCHINGOUTWITHFINGERRIGHTHAND,HOLDINGEACHOTHERSPALMCONTINUOUSFROMONETOTHREESECONDSLIGHTLYANDFORCIBLY,LOOKINGATTHEOTHERPERSONSEYES,SMILINGANDELEVATINGBODYSLIGHTLYTILTEDFORWARD,LOWINGHEADSLIGHTLYSALUTESRITUAL,ALSOCA
32、LLEDZUOYIRITUAL,APPEAREDATLEASTOVER2000YEARSINCHINA,ANDITISONEOFTHECHINESETRADITIONALETIQUETTES,WHICHISOFTENUSEDWHENPEOPLEAREWITHEACHOTHERTHEFORMOFSALUTESSHOULDBEDONETHATTHELEFTHANDMAKESAFIST,ANDRIGHTHANDHOLDSTHELIFTFISTATPRESENT,ITMAINLYUSEDFORTHENEWYEARFESTIVAL,SUCHASTHEMUTUALCONGRATULATIONSSOMETI
33、MESFACTORYDIRECTOR,MANAGERSALUTESALSOUSEITINOPENBUSINESSMEETINGSFENGZI,2006BOWINGACTINGASBENTDOWNSMARTLY,ISSAIDAKINDOFHEAVYETIQUETTETOOTHERSBOWINGFORTHREETIMESISCALLEDTHEMOSTSALUTEINCHINA,THEBOWISOFTENUSEDINJUNIORSTOSUPERIORS,STUDENTSTOTEACHERS,JUNIORSTOTHEIRELDERS,ASWELLASPERSONNELTOGUESTSREGARDING
34、INSERVICE,ACTORSTHANKINGTOTHEAUDIENCEFORTHEAPPLAUSESTHEYGETINTHEWEST,PEOPLEUSUALLYUSEHUGANDKISSTOSHOWHUGRITUALISPOPULARINENGLISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIES,USUALLYALONGWITHKISSINGTHEFORMCANBEDISPLAYEDINTHEWAYTHATTWOPEOPLESTANDFACETOFACEWITHARMSUPWARDANDDOWNWARDTHERIGHTARMTOSHOULDCARRYSHOULDERSANDLEFTHANDCARRY
35、EACHOTHER,ORHOLDEACHOTHERSAZIMUTHLETTINGBOTHHEADSANDUPPERBODIESHUGLEFT,THENTURNRIGHTHUG,FINALLYLEFTEMBRACE,THERITUALOVERKISSINGRITUAL,PREVAILINGINENGLISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIES,ISTOSHOWINTIMACY,CONDOLATORYANDCAREAMONGFAMILYMEMBERSANDCLOSEFRIENDSTHEWAYOFKISSISTHATKISSFACEFOREHEADBETWEENPARENTSANDCHILDRENST
36、ICKCHECKSBETWEENBROTHERSANDSISTERSHUG,KISSFACE,ANDSTICKCHEEKSBETWEENACQUAINTANCESINPUBLIC,TWOWOMENLIKEKISSINGCHECKSWHILETWOMENLIKESTICKINGCHECK,ANDONLYLOVERSORHUSBANDANDWIFELIKEKISSINGMOUTHSFROMTHEEXAMPLESABOVE,ITCANBESEENCLEARLYTHATPEOPLESBODYLANGUAGESAREDIFFERENTWHENTHEYWANTTOEXPRESSTHESAMETHINGS3
37、FACTORSLEADINGTOTHEDIFFERENCESAROUNDTHEWORLD,BODYLANGUAGESSHOWSIGNIFICANTDIFFERENCESTHESAMEACTIONINDIFFERENTREGIONSMAYREPRESENTOPPOSITEMEANINGS,FOREXAMPLEPEOPLEINTHEMOSTCOUNTRIESINTHEWORLDREGARDNODDINGASPEOPLEWHOAREINAGREEMENT,BUTPEOPLEINNEPALESE,SRILANKANS,INDIANSANDESKIMOSTHINKOFNODASNOORDISAGREED
38、IFFERENTBODYMOVEMENTSCANSOMETIMESBETHESAMETHINGSNOMATTERTHEHANDSHAKE,THEPROCHEEK,HUGGING,ORBOW,AREALLAIMINGATACHIEVINGTHEPURPOSEOFGREETINGTHEDIFFERENCEOFTHEBODYLANGUAGESUSUALLYDEPENDSONTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENDIFFERENTGEOGRAPHICALANDCULTURALBACKGROUNDSTHEREAREMANYFACTORSHAVINGCLOSERELATIONSHIPWITHBODYL
39、ANGUAGESINTHENEXTPARTOFTHETEXT,THEREWILLARESOMEEXPECTSRELATEWHYTHEDIFFERENCESOCCURANDTHISPASSAGEISMAINLYSTRESSINGONRELIGIOUSBELIEVES,LIFESTYLESANDHISTORIES31RELIGIOUSBELIEVESTHERELIGIOUSBELIEVESOFCHINAANDENGLISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIESAREQUITEDIFFERENTATTHEVERYSTART,THECHINESERELIGIOUSWASDISTORTEDASFEUDALS
40、UPERSTITION,ANDBECAMEASTHETOOLFORTHERULERWHENITCOMESTOTHEENGLISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIES,INTHEEARLYYEARS,RELIGIONWASALSOTREATEDASATOOLFORRULERSTORULETHEPEOPLEOFWESTERNHOWEVER,WITHTHEPROGRESSOFSOCIETYANDSCIENCE,RELIGIONGRADUALLYBECOMEFREEFROMTHETHEOLOGIESWHICHAREEVOLVEDINTOTHEETHICSANDPROFESSIONALSTANDARDS,
41、ASWELLASPEOPLESSPIRITUALBALLAST,SPIRITUALDELIVERANCEANDSPIRITUALSUPPORTATTHESAMETIME,PEOPLESASKINGFORBLESSINGISQUITEDIFFERENTFROMEACHOTHERHEREFOLLOWSTHEEXAMPLESINCHINA,IFYOUWANTTOGETTHEBLESSINGFROMGOD,THERIGHTKNEELINGPOSITIONSHOULDKNOWISTHATFALLINGONYOURKNEESONTHEFUTON,ANDPUTTINGYOURHANDSTOGETHERTHE
42、KEYPOINTINTHISPROCESSYOUSHOULDNOTEISTHATTHEPALMSTOGETHERISHOLLOWATTHEPALMLIKEPUTYOURHANDSHIGHABOVEYOURHEAD,ANDTHENDOWNANDSTOPATTHEMOUTHYOUCANMAKEAWISHATTHISTIME,ANDTHENDOWNTOTHEHEARTWITHMEDITATIONINYOURHEART,ANDTHENSPREADPALMS,PALMSUP,UPPERBODYBOWEDTHELASTPROCESSISREPEATING,USUALLYFORTHREETIMESINENG
43、LISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIES,IFYOUWANTTOGETBLESSINGFROMGOD,YOUHADBETTERUNDERSTANDTHEFOLLOWINGPROCESSGENERALPRAYERSSHOULDBEINAQUIETHOUSEWITHDOORSSHUTTHEIMPORTANTPOINTYOUSHOULDREMEMBERISTHATDONOTPRAYWHENFACINGWITHPERSONSPRAYERSSHOULDBEKNELTDOWNFACINGTHEWALLINFEAR,ANDPUTACUSHIONUNDERTHEIRKNEES,THENCLOSETHEIRE
44、YES,FASTENTHEIRHANDSDURINGTHEIRCOMMUNICATINGWITHGODSOMETIMESPRAYERCANALSOPREYINASHORTTIME,SUCHASWALKINGINTHESTREET,ORDRIVINGACAR,WHENEVERANDWHEREVERYOUFEELEVILINYOURMINDYOUCANQUIETLYASKGODTOCLEANSEYOURHEART,ANDREMOVETHEHEARTSOFEVILPALMSTOGETHERAREVERYIMPORTANTINBUDDHISMTHEKEYPOINTSARETHEFOLLOWSFIRST
45、,THESHOULDERSSHOULDBERELAXEDANDUPRIGHT,BUTWHENYOUUPRIGHT,YOUSHOULDBESOFTATTHESAMETIME,REMEMBERNOTSTIFFSECOND,HANDSSHOULDSTICKCLOSEWITHEACHOTHER,ANDTHISSTEPISTOSTOPAIRFLOWBLOCKINGTHIRD,PUTYOURHANDSBEFOREYOURBREASTTHEARMPITSSHOULDBELOOSEANDDONOTCLIPTHUMBSSHOULDREFERTOTHETANZHONACUPOINTYOUSHOULDPAYATTE
46、NTIONTONOTPRESSYOURBREASTFOURTH,EYESSHOULDLOOKATTHECOMMISSUREOFYOURHANDSTOCHECKWHETHERYOUAREUPRIGHTANDRESTUSUALLY,THEUNDISCIPLINEDPERSONISVERYHARDTOMAKEPRAYINGINRIGHTWAYTHESIGNIFICANCEOFDOINGTHISCANBEEXPLAINEDASTENFINGERSREPRESENTTHEDHARMAREALMIFYOURFINGERSSCATTERED,THATMEANSYOURHEARTISINTHETENDHARM
47、AREALMSPUTYOURPALMSTOGETHERONBEHALFOFASSEMBLEYOURDISORDERLYHEARTANDTHENFOCUSONBUDDHATHERESPECTREPRESENTEDBYPALMSTOGETHERISNOTTHEORDINARYONEITEXISTEDBYTHEORIGINOFBUDDHACHRISTINEWERETHEHEARTOFABUDDHASHEARTISTHEEXPERIENCEOFEQUALTOEACHOTHERWOULDHAVEBUDDHANATURE,RESPECTFULOFEQUALITYSINCERELYITISTHEEXPERI
48、ENCETHECONCEPTOFOPPOSITIONISNOTESTABLISHED,ITHAVEBEENANORGANICWHOLENATURALRESPECTFULWHENTHEYAREBLESSING,PEOPLEBELONGTOENGLISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIESUSUALLYWRITECROSS,ORINTERLOCKTHEIRHANDS,ORHOLDFISTSONHIPSTHEYDONOTHAVEAFIXEDPOSTUREINTHEIRMINDS,PRAYERSARELEADEDBYTHEHOLYSPIRIT,HEGODWILLLISTENTOTHEPRAYERWHOI
49、SPREYINGWITHHEARTANDHONESTTWECANMAKEACONCLUSIONFROMABOVETHATTHEDIFFERENTRELIGIOUSBELIEVESCANHAVEHUGEEFFECTINPEOPLESBODYLANGUAGES32LIFESTYLESTHELIFESTYLESBETWEENCHINESEANDTHEPEOPLECOMINGFROMENGLISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIESAREQUITEDIFFERENTWECHINESELIKESTAYINGWITHPEOPLEINOURMINDS,IFWEAREALWAYSALONEWEARETHEONEWHOARENOTSOUGHTAFTERBYOTHERSIFONEDOESNOTHAVEAPARTNER,WEMAYDONOTTHINKHEISAGOODPEOPLE,BECAUSEAGOODORSUCCESSFULONEISALWAYSSURROUNDEDBYALOTOFPEOPLEHOWEVER,PEOPLEINENGLISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIESHAVETHEOPPOSITEIDEATHEYPAYMUCHATTENTIONTOPERSONALSPACEIFYOUBREAKTHEIRINDIVIDUALSPACESEV
