英语六级阅读理解精炼:鞠躬的艺术
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ar">Ar</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="Bowing">Bowing</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bowing">bowing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lowering">lowering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="varies">varies</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> . <span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="bow">bow</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="lowering">lowering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="reserved">reserved</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="greeting">greeting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="monarch">monarch</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="British">British</span> <span word="commoners">commoners</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="queen">queen</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="royalty">royalty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knighthood">knighthood</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bow">bow</span>, <span word="curtsey">curtsey</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="kneel">kneel</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="kneel">kneel</span>, <span word="Catholics">Catholics</span> <span word="genuflect">genuflect</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span> <span word="kowtow">kowtow</span>3 , <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="lowering">lowering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forehead">forehead</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="bowing">bowing</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="bows">bows</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="integral">integral</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="interaction">interaction</span> . <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="bowing">bowing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="submissive">submissive</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="posture">posture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="irritating">irritating</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="tends">tends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="connote">connote</span> <span word="undue">undue</span> <span word="formality">formality</span>, <span word="aristocracy">aristocracy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nonverbal">nonverbal</span> <span word="denial">denial</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="egalitarianism">egalitarianism</span>. <span word="Nowhere">Nowhere</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bowing">bowing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indication">indication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="pervasive">pervasive</span> <span word="bowing">bowing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="present">present</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bowing">bowing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="escalators">escalators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="bow">bow</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invisible">invisible</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="Bowing">Bowing</span> <span word="initiates">initiates</span> <span word="interaction">interaction</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> , <span word="it">it</span> <span word="enhances">enhances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="embellishes">embellishes</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ensuing">ensuing</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Westerners">Westerners</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="general">general</span></p>
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