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Eye contact
眼神交流
Eye contact is a form of communication which can mean different things in different cultures.
眼神交流是一种沟通方式, 但在不同的文化中代表着不同的意义。
Read this article about eye contact on a website.
下面是网上一篇关于眼神交流的文章。
Throughout the history of mankind, people have communicated with body language.
纵观历史, 人们一直都有用肢体语言进行交流。
In many situations, the way you say something is far more important than what you say.
在许多情况下, 说话的方式远比说话的内容重要。
Eye contact is sometimes the key to communication.
有时，眼神交流是沟通的关键。
It can signal friendliness or hostility, interest or boredom, and understanding or confusion.
它可以表示友好或敌意, 感兴趣或无聊, 理解或迷惑。
In western cultures, maintaining eye contact in conversations is necessary.
在西方文化中, 进行眼神交流是必要的。
As a matter of fact, a Westerner might consider a lack of eye contact as a lack of interest.
事实上, 西方人可能会认为，缺乏目光接触就是缺乏兴趣。
In Spain, Italy and Greece, where people stand close together talking to each other,
在西班牙, 意大利和希腊, 人们在一起交谈的时候会站得很近,
eye contact is more frequent and lasts longer.
眼神交流更频繁, 持续时间也更长。
In many Asian cultures, avoiding eye contact shows respect.
在许多亚洲文化中, 避免眼神交流则是一种尊重。
It is done when talking with anyone in authority or with anyone older.
与权威人士或年长的人交谈时需要这样做。
Habits like this can cause problems when people do not understand them.
这样的习惯会在人们不理解他们的时候产生误解。
For instance, an Asian might close his eyes in concentration or look down while listening to a speaker.
例如, 一个亚洲人可能会闭上眼睛集中注意力, 或者在听演讲时往下看。
A Western speaker might think the man is not interested.
一位西方的演讲者可能认为这个人对他所讲的内容不感兴趣。
Eye contact is a subtle thing. Avoiding eye contact might be considered impolite,
眼神交流是一件微妙的事情。避免眼神接触可能被认为是不礼貌的,
but staring at others is also considered rude and should be avoided.
但盯着别人也被认为是粗鲁的, 应该避免。
