新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材综合教程4UNIT2

新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材综合教

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Unit 2 Unit 2SPACE __S SPACE __S What does the title mean? Personal-space invaders Research shows that we need room to stay sane.

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Crammed streets

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“Why are these machines so uncomfortably close together"

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'For crying out loud, can't you see? I need more space!'

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Watch the video and answer the following questions.1. How is the “getting through the door” movement understood by many people?

Many view this apparently light-hearted tussle as a sign that Arafat and Barak were getting on well.2. What is the hidden message behind the scene? Arafat and Barak are struggling to get through the door after the other party in order to show “I am in control”. 3. What does this story tell us? Body language is very important, but often complex and easily misunderstood.

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From Secret of Body Language

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Voiceover: But body language is often complex, and easily

misunderstood. Here, President Clinton leads the Israeli and Palestinian leaders Ehud Barak and Yasser Arafat up before the press during peace negotiations. It’s all smiles for the cameras, but behind the faade of bonhomie, there’s a power struggle going on. Clinton jokingly explai ns that none of them will take any questions. Clinton: We promise to each other we will answer no question and offer no comments, so I have to set a good example. Voiceover: The body language then reveals just why that works. Expert A: Wow. It’s almost a p hysical fight.

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Voiceover: Many view this apparently light-hearted tussle as a sign that Arafat and Barak were getting on well. Think again. Expert A: There is a great meaning behind who goes through the door first. Now of course here in the West, letting someone through the door first doesn’t really matter. Polite maybe. But in the Middle East, it has significant cultural impact. Expert B: The host, the power person, says, “I’m in control. I’ll help yo u through the door. I’ll show you the way.” Arafat: Thank you. Thank you. Voiceover: Throw in the fear and tension present in most Middle East negotiations, and suddenly, the desire of

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both Arafat and Barak not to go through that door before the other