Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks _ 36 _ than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more _ 37 _ than we realize. In fact, non-verbal (非言语) communication takes up about 50% of what we really _ 38 _ . And body language is particularly _ 39 _ when we attempt to communicate across cultures.
Indeed, what is called body language is so _ 40 _ a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. _ 41 _ , different societies treat the _ 42 _ between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having _ 43 _ contact (接触) even with friends, and certainly not with _ 44 _ . People from Latin American countries, _ 45 _ , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it’s possible that in _ 46 _ , it may look like a Latino is _ 47 _ a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving _ 48 _ . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep _ 49 _ — which the Latino will in return regard as _ 50 _ .
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people _ 51 _ . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from _ 52 _ cultures, there’s a strong possibility of _ 53 _ . But whatever the situation, the best _ 54 _ is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be _ 55 _ .