四级Again, in Colombian, a speaker of English would have to know that when he indicates height he most choose between different gestures depending on whether he is referring to a human being or an animal.
再说一次,在哥伦比亚语中,说英语的人必须知道,当他表示身高时,他通常会根据他指的是人还是动物而在不同的手势之间做出选择。
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四级For example, a Colombian who wants someone to approach him often signals with a hand movement in which all the fingers of one hand, cupped, point downward as they move rapidly back and forth.
例如,一个哥伦比亚人想要有人接近他,通常会用手的动作发出信号,其中一只手的所有手指在快速来回移动时都指向下方。
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四级Speakers or English have a similar gesture through the hand may not be cupped and the fingers may be held more loosely, but for them the gesture means goodbye or go away, quite the opposite of the Colombian gesture.
说英语的人或是说英语的人都有类似的手势,他们的手可能没有杯状,手指可能握得更松,但对他们来说,这个手势意味着再见或走开,与哥伦比亚人的手势完全相反。
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