第 17 篇：A Misunderstanding

通常来说, 口头表达 are the 主要 way of communication, but body language and 面部 expressions also have such kinds of 功能. For example, 打哈欠 means being not interested and turning one’s back to someone or swinging your 拳头 shows your 愤怒. But what those gestures really mean is 主观 in different cultures. Thus, 误会 happen now and then in today’ s world of cultural crossroads. Once, 代表 the Adults’ Education 协会, I went to the airport to meet an official of high 级 from 哥伦比亚 and take him to his 宿舍 and then to the 餐厅. After the 航班 arrived, I saw a man looking around 好奇地. So I 走上前去 to 打招呼 him. He suddenly 猛然 to 抱我 me and kissed me on both 脸颊. As a young girl, I felt 真 embarrassed and put up my hands to 保护 myself. His 假 smile told me that he had 丢脸. Later, I received a 磁带 from him, in which he recorded his apology. On hearing that Columbians were 倾向于 kiss others, I soon felt 轻松安心.