¡¡¡¡Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships£®For example, in American culture(ÎÄ»¯)the smile is in general an expression of pleasure£®Yet it also has other uses£®A woman's smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child£®A smile may show love or politeness£®It can also hide true feelings£®It often causes confusion(À§»ó)across cultures£®For example, many people in Russia smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper£®Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places(although this is less common in big cities)£®Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don't smile enough£®In Southeast Asian culture, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings£®Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile£®
¡¡¡¡Our faces show emotions(Çé¸Ð), but we should not attempt to ¡°read¡± people from another culture as we would ¡°read¡± someone from our own culture£®The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions£®Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressions permitted£®For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do£®When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly£®
¡¡¡¡It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States£®People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others£®The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different£®If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of ¡°reading¡± the other person incorrectly£®
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49£®What does the smile usually mean in the U£®S£®?
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Love£®
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Politeness£®
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Joy£®
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Thankfulness£®
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The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can ________£®
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show friendliness to strangers
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be used to hide true feelings
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be used in the wrong places
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show personal habits
(3)
What should we do before attempting to ¡°read¡± people?