Body Language

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이 글은 의사 소통의 중요 수단인 몸짓으로 표현하는 언어(Body Language)에 관한 것입니다. 다음 소제목에 맞는 단락을 찾아 봅시다. 1. Body Laguage의 의미. 2. 문화에 따라 다른 Body Language. 3. Body language의 중요성.

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When we communicate with each other we usually use a language of words. We also use another means to communicate, sometimes more powerful than spoken language. This is called body language. Body language is a kind of communication means which uses gestures. Most of the time we are not aware that we are doing this. We gesture with our eyebrows or hands, meet someone else's eyes and look away and change positions in a chair. Some researchers have discovered a pattern of these gestures in certain contexts. This pattern is what we call body language.

means to communicate: 의사 소통 수단, to 부정사의 형용사적 용법. Most of the time: 대부분의 경우. are not aware that~ : ~를 알지 못하다. eyebrows: 눈섭. meet someone else's eyes: ~의 눈을 마주치다. 예) More is meant than meets the eye.= 눈에 부이는 것 이상의 뜻이 숨어 있다. what we call: 소위, 이른바.

 

2.

The researchers noted different human gestures and their possible meanings. Then they sorted them into different patterns according to the culture in which they are used. One of the first findings was about the possible positions of eyebrows. Eyebrows have been found to have about 23 possible positions, and men use their eyebrows more than women do. However, we must be very careful when trying to read body language correctly. When an American rubs his nose, it may mean he is disagreeing with someone. But it may mean something else, so we have to look closely at the situation in which the communication is taking place.

noted: ~를 주위 깊게 관찰했다. meanings: 뜻, 의미, 의도. 예) He looked at me with meaning. sorted them into~: 그들을 ~으로 분류했다. patterns: 모형, 유형, 방식. 예) She's a pattern of all the virtues. according to the culture: 문화에 따라서. the culture in which they are used : the culture + They are used in the culture. they = the gestures. positions of eyebrows: 눈섭의 위치. do: use를 대신 쓴 대동사. rubs his nose: 코를 비비다. disagreeing with: ~와 의견을 달리하다. cf) agree to a plan: 계획등에 동의하다. is taking place: ~일이 발생하다.

 

3.

Each culture has its own body language, and children learn this at an early age along with spoken language. Let us look at an example of different body language of people from different countries. Suppose an American is talking with an Indian. The American will be surprised to find the Indian moving his head up and down when he means 'no', and from side to side for 'yes'. Until then he has believed that side-to-side movement means 'no'. Now the American understands that the Indian way of showing 'yes' and 'no' is just the other way around.

Each, Every~ has~: 단수취급한다. along with: ~와 함께(= together with) Suppose~ : ~라고 생각 해 보자, Supposing~ what if ~ 는 모두 제안이나 가정을 나타날 때 쓰일 수 있다. 동사는 현재, 과거 모두 가능하다. be surprised to find the Indian moving ~ : Indian이 움직이는 것을 발견하고 놀라다.  moving은 Indian의 (목적)보어임. to 부정사의 부사적 쓰임 중에서 원인의 뜻. the other way around: 정반대로(거꾸로). 예) You should help her, not the other way around.

 

4.

Now, let's consider how differently Americans and Koreans use their body language. When Americans mean "Come here," they usually hold their hands with the palm upward and move their fingers toward themselves. Koreans stretch one of their arms with the palm down and move their hands. Americans use the same gesture to mean "Go away." Can you think of other gestures which may cause misunderstanding between these two peoples? What do you mean when you make a circle with the thumb and the forefinger? What do you think Americans mean by that? While Koreans mean 'money' Americans mean 'OK' by this gesture.

with the palm upward: 손바닥을 위로 한 채. 부대상황을 나타내는 with. thumb: 엄지손가락, forefinger: 집게손가락(=index finger), middle finger: 가운데 손가락, ring finger: 넷째 손가락, little finger(=pinky) 새기 손가락. stretch: 뻗치다. when you make a circle: 원을 만들 때. = by making a circle. misunderstanding: 오해.

 

5.

Then what about the gesture of crossing the middle finger with the forefinger? With the gesture, they say "I'll keep my fingers crossed," which means "I wish you luck." Another peculiar gesture is bending the forefinger and middle finger at the same time when they say something. This gesture represents the quotation mark, which means what is being said is important within the quotation marks.

Then what about the gesture of~: what do you think about~ ? What about~ ? ~에 대하여 어떻게 생각하느냐? 예) What about going for a drive after lunch? peculiar: 특이한. quotation mark: 인용부호. = "  "

 

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Usually, wordless communication acts make up for words. These acts express the emotional side of the message. When a person feels liked or disliked, often it is not because of what was said but how it was said. According to a research finding, what we communicate is 45% words and 55% gestures. That's why people find telephone conversation difficult, especially in a foreign language. Communication between people would be boring if it were with words only. In fact, words are often the smallest part of communication. Next time you watch television, turn off the sound and watch the gestures of the people without the help of the sounds. You will find this an interesting experience.

make up for~: ~을 보충하다.= compensate for ~ it is not because of what was said but how it was said : not A but B, A가 아니라 B의 구문. if it were with words only: 만일 그것이 말 뿐이라면~ it 는 앞의 communication을 받고 가정법 과거이므로 be동사는 were가 쓰였다. would be boring 의 주어는 Communication이다.

 

Dialogue

 

Mi-an and In-su see two men talking on the street.

Mi-na   : Why do you tink they are using so many gestures?

In-su   : Maybe they have difficulty in communicating.

Mi-na   : Not necessarily. In fact they can communicate much better that way.

In-su   : What do you mean?

Mi-na   : I advise you to pay close attention to their gestures.

In-su   : I wish I knew what they mean.

Mi-na   : I'm sure you will, if you just watch them.

In-su   : Well, maybe next time. I'd better be getting on my way.