Eye behavior can give subtle messages which1 J3 `. c! d" \1 D& U
people pick up in their daily life. It tells more than1 D1 l) Y, }* k. t; @ t, n
words can. Meeting or failing to meet another person's
! |. y7 x4 a4 i, j; r6 @6 j& l eyes produce a particular effect.When two Americans __1__7 z4 M# @+ `, J$ H
look searchingly at each other's eye, emotions are __2__
4 Y( _# |3 v! t0 z2 F heightened and the relationship becomes closer. How-
! i( J: Z% ]. b3 f8 X- P( {- Z ever, Americans are careful about where and when to __3__- e! N% N' v6 @7 W; U- v% x
meet other's eye. In our normal conversation, each
' O+ U/ k2 P6 w4 c" h eye-contract lasts only a few seconds before one or
h; g7 o/ {1 Z' U( z both individuals look away, because the longer meeting
; ?- _2 ~! Y* e; b of the eyes is rare, and, after it happens, can generate __4__! A+ u+ I: v' u* G& k
a special kind of human-to-human awareness. For instance,4 C8 J8 U; E2 C9 \7 L: {
by simple using his eyes, a man can make a woman aware
/ Z. T) {- x" M of him comfortably or uncomfortably; a long and steady/ G( k4 h2 Q3 J y. D+ U
gaze from a policeman or judge intimidates accused. __5__' G0 o- V3 _ z( m+ {. i5 L4 J- _
In the U.S., proper street behavior requires a nice
$ O; p# {) G/ D! O balance of attention and inattention. You are supposed5 v, Y6 U0 v. `8 E7 U5 X
to look at a passer-by just enough to show that you7 {8 v3 C* k) ~4 a2 s
are being aware of his presence. If you look too little, __6__! i9 z* i3 P2 t8 k
you appear haughty; too much, inquisitive. Much eye
! a/ s* @3 J9 [( d' P% e behavior is such subtle that our reaction to it is __7__5 t4 v/ Y, M1 Y ?3 U
largely instinctive. Besides, the codes of eye behavior% Q- x. I! W: K
vary dramatically from one culture to other. In the __8__: t. M& S. b& \% Z/ Z
Middle East, it is impolite to look at the other person. G" Y: n, K2 ]* f% L/ R
all the time during a conversation; in England, the
: g; ]* ~: C/ Q, B7 T- n8 r polite listener fixes the speaker with an inattentive __9__
# s$ V" d9 O$ Q& k9 e7 `# f5 P stare and blinks eye occasionally as a sign of interest
7 i! a4 u! A8 D and attention. In America, eye behavior functions as
, I; m/ I, l! a, a- s a kind of conversational traffic signal control the __10__
2 n( d% A/ H7 l: l( [3 M! k talking pace and time, and to indicate a change of topic. |