task4题目 Reading Part:

　　Nonverbal Languages

　　Nonverbal language refers to human emotional expressions without involving verbal statements. Facial expressions and body moments are the two mostly attributed types of nonverbal languages. It is generally believed that nonverbal languages function as the enhancement of emotional expressions when they consist with verbal languages.

　　Under the circumstances that nonverbal languages and verbal languages contradict in the contents they express, nonverbal languages are more likely to release people’s true emotions.

　　Listening Part:

　　Now listen to part of a lecture on this topic in a psychology course.

　　Professor (male) Last month, my favorite uncle paid me a surprise visit. I hadn’t seen him in many years. The door bell rang, I opened the door and there was uncle Pete. Now, I am sure when I saw him I said something like, “Uncle Pete, what a surprise! How nice to see you.” Anyway, my wife was standing next to me, and according to her, I wasn’t really aware of this, my eyes got really wide and I broke into a huge big smile, she said I was really jumping up and down like a little boy. Well, anyway, later that evening uncle Pete told me how very good he felt when he saw how happy I was to see him.

　　But compared that with this: my daughter, she’s six, we were building a bird house together last week, and I was showing her how to use a hammer and a nail. And, of course, stupid me, I wasn ’t being very careful when I smashed my thumb with the hammer. Boy, it hurt! I almost felt like screaming, but I didn’t want to upset my daughter, so I said, “Don’t worry, honey. It’s nothing.” Meanwhile, I was shaking my hand as if that would stop my thumb from hurting and my face was contorted in pain.

　　My voice was trembling, too. So, even though I told my daughter I was OK, I am sure she didn't believe me, because she kept asking me if I was OK.

　　Question:

　　Explain how the examples from the professor’s lecture illustrate the relationship between verbal and nonverbal communication.

　　答案解析：

　　1. Reading key

　　(1.1) Main idea: relationship between verbal and nonverbal communication

　　(1.1.1) Agree with one another: enhance and support each other

　　(1.1.2) Conflict with one another: nonverbal is more accurate

　　2. Listening key

　　(2.1) Example 1:

　　(2.1.1) Uncle visits

　　(2.1.2) Verbal: so happy to see you!

　　(2.1.3) Nonverbal: jumping up and down, huge big smile, eyes got really wide

　　Nonverbal signals enhance verbal message

　　(2.2) Example 2:

　　(2.2.1) Teaches daughter how to use a hummer and nail

　　(2.2.2) Verbal: it’s fine, it’s alright

　　(2.2.3) Nonverbal: shakes hand, face full of pain

　　(2.2.4) Nonverbal signals are telling the truth