We all know that language can sometimes get lost in translation. But do you know that some facial
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According to a study by Glasgow University, Europeans look
小题3: a person's whole face
小题4:people from East Asia focus
小题5:on the eyes. Researchers recorded the eye movements of 13 Westerners and 13 Easterners as they observed pictures of expressive faces. They were asked to
小题6:the pictures into the following categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral.
The team found East Asians focus much more attention on the eyes and also make a
小题7:number of mistakes. Different from Europeans, they
小题8: to have a more difficult time
小题9: the difference between a face that looks fearful as opposed to surprised, and disgusted as opposed to angry.
"Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth
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小题11:the eyes and neglect the mouth," said researcher Rachael Jack. "This means that Easterners have
小题12: in telling apa
rt facial expressions that look similar around the eye region."
Jack said that the differences in eye movement reflected a cultural
小题13:in the way people use their faces to express themselves. Easterners use the eyes more and the mouth
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The difference in the use of text message "emoticons" (表情符号)
小题15: the idea. Easterners use the eyes to
小题16: emotion, for example "^-^" for happy and "┬_┬" for sad. Westerners,
小题17:, use the mouth, for example ":-)" for happy and ":-(" for sad.
The researchers said their results showed communication between people is much more
小题18: than previously thought. When it
小题19: communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners can find themselves
小题20: in translation.
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| A．expressions | B．appearances | C．features | D．differences |
| 小题22: | | A．interesting | B．confusing | C．outstanding | D．surprising |
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| 小题23: | | A．across | B．for | C．on | D．into |
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| 小题24: | | A．when | B．as  | C．while | D．if |
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| 小题25: | | A．really | B．mainly | C．slightly | D．nearly |
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| A．make | B．turn | C．get | D．put |
| 小题27: | | A．small | B．big | C．fewer | D．larger |
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| 小题28: | | A．need | B．attempt | C．tend | D．intend |
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| A．saying | B．telling | C．knowing | D．judging |
| 小题30: | | A．in a different way | B．in equal measure | C．in turns | D．alternatively |
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| 小题31: | | A．favor | B．approve | C．find | D．focus |
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| 小题32: | | A．difficulty | B．ability | C．possibility | D．certainty |
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| 小题33: | | A．interest | B．gap | C．similarity | D．concern |
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| 小题34: | | A．little | B．least | C．less | D．more |
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| 小题35: | | A．supports | B．opposes | C．rejects | D．counts |
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| A．make | B．create | C．convey | D．prove |
小题37:
| A．therefore | B．however | C．although | D．moreover |
| 小题38: | | A．separated | B．related | C．expected | D．complicated |
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| A．comes to | B．talks about | C．turns to | D．gets to |
| 小题40: | | A．puzzling | B．lost | C．exciting | D．upset |
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