【正文】 r us to catch their unspoken m unicati on. O f course, body l anguage can be mi sread, but many gestures and acti ons are universal . The m ost uni versal facial expressi on i s, of course, the smil e – it ’s functi on is to show happi ness and to people at ease. It does not al ways means that we are truly happy, however. Smi les around the worl d can be fal se, hi di ng other feeli ngs l ike anger, fear or wory. There are unhappy sm il es, such as when som eone “l(fā) oses face” and sm il es to hide it. H owever, the general purpose of sm il ing is to show good feli ngs. From the tim e we are babi e, we show unhapiness or anger by frowni ng. In m ost places around the world, frowni ng and turning one’s back to som eone show anger. Maki ng a fist and shaki ng i t al om ost means that som eone i s angry and threatening another person. There are m any ways around the worl d to show agreement, but noddi ng the head up and down s for agreem ent alm ost worl dwi de. Most people also understand that shaki ng the head from si de to si de m eans di sagrem ent or refusal. H ow about showi ng that I am bored? Looki ng away from peopl e or yawni ng wi l , i n m ost cases, m ake me appear to be uninterested. However, i f I turn toward and l ook at someone or som ething, peopl e from almost every culture wil l thi nk that I am i nterested. If I rol m y eyes and turn m y head away, I m ost li kel y do not bel i eve what I am heari ng or do not l ike i t. Bei ng respectful to peopl e i s subjective, besed on each culture, but i n general i t is probably not a god i dea to gi ve a hug to a bos or teacher. In alm ost every culture, it i s not usual y god to stand too cl ose to som eone of a hi gher rank. Standi ng at a li ttl e di stance wi th open hands wi l show that I am wil ing to li sten. Wi th so many cul tural di fferences betwen people, i t is great to have som e simi larities in body l anguage. We can ofen be wrong about each other, so it i s an am azi ng thing that we understand each others as wel l as we do! TH E OPEN H AN DA UNICERSAL SIGN When m eti ng peopl e at the airport, m ost peopl e sm il e and shake hands with people they m eet. We know that smil e is usual y a si gn that people feel fri endly and hapy, but what i f we don’t know who the new person is? What if we are not i ntroduced by a fri end? What if we are m eeting a stranger in a unfamil iar place? Som etim es peopl e are dangerous and hum ans have to find ways to protect them selves. We have to m ake sure we can trust people we don’t know, and we have to show that we are not dangerous. Showing our hands means that we are not arm ed. In m any cul tures today, the Western custom of shaki ng hands is used. We use our right hand, which i s usual y strong than the l eft one. If we are usi ng our hand thi s way, i n cannot be hol di ng a knife or a gun. It shows that we trust the other person, and that the other person can trust us. Not al l cul tures use the handshake, and people i n m any Asian cul tures do not al ways touch another person. The tradi ti onal greeti ng i n Chi na was to cover the l eft hand wi th the right and bow. Japanese peopl e m ight cover one hand wi th other and, dependi ng on whom they are greti ng, bow sl ightl y or quite low. In India ,H indu people joi n their hands i n front of thei r faces and bow thei r heads. A Muslim wil touch hi s heart, m outh and forehead to show respect. Even young peopl e in the West now give each other the “high five”, when they sl ap each other’s hands hi gh i n the ai r. They are al l keepi ng their hands busy. In alm ost al l cul tures, to sm il e and show an open ri ght hand m eans, “Wel e, you are safe wi th m e.” Uni t 5 Theme parks – fun and m or t ha f un Whi ch theme park woul d you l i ke to vi si t? There are vari ous kinds of them e parks, with a different park for alm ost everything: food, cul ture, sci ence, cartoons, movies or hi story. Som e parks are famous for havi ng the bi ggest or l ongest rol er coasters, others for showi ng the fam ous si ghts and sounds of a cul ture. Whi chever and whatever you l ike, there i s them e park for you! The them e park you are probably most famil iar with is Di sneyl and. It can be found in several parts of the worl d. It wil bring you i nto a m agical worl d and m ake your dreams e true, whether travel ing through space, vi si ti ng a pi rate shi p or m eti ng your favori te fai ry tale or Di sney cartoon character. As you wander around tha fantasy am usem ent park, you m ay see Snow Whi te or Mi ckey Mouse i n a parade or on the street. O f course Di sneyl and also has m any exci ti ng ri des, from gi ant swingi ng shi ps to terri fyi ng freefal drops. With al these atracti ons, no wonder tourise is i ncreasing wherever there i s a Di sney l and. If you want to have fun and m ore than fun, e to Di sneyland! Dol ywood, i n the beauti ful Sm oky Mountai ns i n the southeastern USA, is one of the m ost uni que them e parks i n the worl d. Dol ywood shows and celebrates Am erica’s tradi ti onal southeastern cul ture. Al though Dol ywood has ri des, the park’s m ai n atracti on i s its cul ture. Fam ous country musi c groups perform there al year i n indoor and outdor theatres. People e from al over Ameri ca to see carpenters and other craftsmen m ake wod, glass and i ron objects i n the ol dfashi oned way. Bi si t the candy shop to try the sam e ki nd of candy that Ameri can southerners made 150 years ago, or take a ri de on the onl y steam engi ne trai n stil l working in the southeast USA. You can even see beautiful bald eagl es i n the world’s l argest bal d eagl e preserve. And for those who l ike ri des, Dol lywood has one of the best ol d wooden tol er coasters, Thunderhead. It i s worldfam ous for having the m ost length i n the sm al est space. Com e to Dol lywod to have fun learni ng al about Am eri ca’s historical southeastern 甘肅省 卓尼