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阅读文章,回答题:Americans and Arabs ale different in theirspace habits.Arabsprefer close contact.Dr.Hallhas explained that the Arabs belong to a touch Culture and in conversation;they alwaysenvelop the other person.Theyhold his hand,look into his eyes,and bathe him in theirbreath.
Dr.Hall’S interest in man’suse of space developed in the early nineteen fifties when hewas Director of thePoint Four training program at the Foreign Service Institute.In talking withAmericans who had lived overseas,he found that many of them had been highly uncomfortablebecause ofculture differences.Such discomfort is usually referredto as culture shock.
The problem is that,relatively speakin9;Americans live in a no contact.Partly,this is aproduct of our puritan heritage(清教徒文化遗产).Dr.Hall points outthat we spend yearsteaching our children not to crowd in and lean on us.And in situations where we ourselves areforced to stand close toanother person on crowded subways,for example,we turn our eyes a—way,and if actual bodycontact is involved,tense the muscles on the contactside.Most of USfeel very stronsty that this is the onlyproper way to behave.
When the Arabs talk to you,they_________. A.try to be as close to youas possible
B.keep a certain space fromyou
C.hold you tightly
D.do not allow you to feeltheir breath
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