Question

这段话的中文意思是？

Among the kinds of social gestures most significant for second-language teachers are those which are identical in form but different in meaning in the two cultures.For example ,a Colombian who wants someone to approach him often signals with a hand movement in which all the fingers of one hand,cupped,point downward as they move rapidly back and forth.Speakers of English have a similar gesture though the hand may not be cupped and the fingers may be held more loosely,but for them the gesture means goodbye or go away,quite the opposite of the Colombian gesture.Again,in Colombia,a speaker of English would have to know that when he indicates height he must choose between different gestures depending on whether he is referring to a human being or an animal.If he keeps the palm of the hand parallel to the floor,as he would in his own culture when making known the height of a child,for example,he will very likely be greeted by laughter;in Colombia this gesture is reserved for the description of animals.In order to describe human beings he should keep the palm of this hand at a right angle to the floor.Substitutions of one gesture for the other often create not only humorous but also embarrassing moments.In both of the examples above,speakers from two different cultures have the same gesture,physically,but its meaning differs sharply.

Answer 1

之间的各种社交手势为第二语言教师最重要的是那些在形式上是相同但意义不同的两种文化。例如,哥伦比亚人希望有人接近他经常和手的动作信号,一方面,所有的手指向下凹的,来回快速移动。讲英语的人有相似的手势虽然手不得手和手指可能举行更松散,但它表示再见

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