We all know that language can sometimes get lost in translation. But do you know that some facialmay also bein cross-cultural situations?
According to a study by Glasgow University, Europeans looka person's whole face people from East Asia focus on the eyes. Researchers recorded the eye movements of 13 Westerners and 13 Easterners as they observed pictures of expressive faces. They were asked tothe 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 number of mistakes. Different from Europeans, theyto have a more difficult time 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, whereas Easternersthe eyes and neglect the mouth," said researcher Rachael Jack. "This means that Easterners havein telling apa
rt facial expressions that look similar around the eye region."
Jack said that the differences in eye movement reflected a culturalin the way people use their faces to express themselves. Easterners use the eyes more and the mouth .
The difference in the use of text message "emoticons" (表情符号) the idea. Easterners use the eyes to emotion, for example "^-^" for happy and "┬_┬" for sad. Westerners,, use the mouth, for example ":-)" for happy and ":-(" for sad.
The researchers said their results showed communication between people is much more than previously thought. When it communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners can find themselvesin translation.
A.expressions B.appearances C.features D.differences
A.interesting B.confusing C.outstanding D.surprising
A.across B.for C.on D.into
A.when C.while D.if
A.really B.mainly C.slightly D.nearly
A.make B.turn C.get D.put
A.small B.big C.fewer D.larger
A.need B.attempt C.tend D.intend
A.saying B.telling C.knowing D.judging
A.in a different way B.in equal measure C.in turns D.alternatively
A.favor B.approve C.find D.focus
A.difficulty B.ability C.possibility D.certainty
A.interest B.gap C.similarity D.concern
A.little B.least C.less D.more
A.supports B.opposes C.rejects D.counts
A.make B.create C.convey D.prove
A.therefore B.however C.although D.moreover
A.separated B.related C.expected D.complicated
A.comes to B.talks about C.turns to D.gets to
A.puzzling B.lost C.exciting D.upset