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rd the person with all fingers crooked in a beckoning motion. Such a gesture of the same meaning can also be seen in Japan and Brazil. But in Britain, it means “go there”. And in English-speaking countries such as Britain and America, it means calling in the animals. (蒋阳芬,2000) When British want to indicate “come here”, they would extend their closed hands, palms up, with only their forefingers moving back and forth. In China it means calling in the children or animals, or an expression of provocative behavior. Peruvian acts in a widely divergent way. They raise one hand vertically, with palm onward, and wave the hand back and forth. It is very similar to saying goodbye in North America. G. Number Expression Either in China or other countries, people would like to indicate numbers with fingers, but their way of expression is quite different from each other. Chinese often stretch out index finger to indicate “1”, while the European and American people use thumb. To indicate number “2”, Chinese stretch out their index and middle fingers, whereas an American people uses his thumb and index finger, which is used to indicate number “8” in China. Chinese always use one hand to express the number 0 to 10, but the European or American always uses both hands. For example, a Chinese always stretch out the thumb and little finger to express “6”, while if a European or American wants to express “6”, one would open the whole fingers of one hand and plus another thumb of the other hand. II. Gestures in the Expression of Emotions Gestures can not only make the meaning clearer, but also can express the inner emotions of people. To some extent, gestures would be more persuasive than words. A. Showing Happiness When someone feels really very happy, he is great likely to dance for joy. One will wave their hands quickly in the air and cannot help dancing. At that time, no matter what a deafening crying one makes, “I am happier than the joyous goddess”, it will be flat before the dance. How could anyone refuse such a gesture? B. Indicating Sadness Every dog has his sad day. The most general expression of sadness is to cry out. If a person is in grief-struck, he will bury his face in the hands. No sound would be heard. It’s a deafening silence. The boundary of sadness is silent. C. Expressing Anger In India and Indonesia, when people feel angry, they would stand akimbo. In western countries, people will stretch out their arms beside the body with fist clenched. While in some eastern countries as China, people would punch heavily on the desk or something near them. D. Revealing Nervousness Such a scene is always seen in the hospital: A man paces nervously up and down the hospital room, wringing his hands. At that time, no word comes from him. Is he nervous about the operation-does the operation go smoothly? Is he nervous about the result-a boy or a girl? No matter what he is nervous about, his gestures tell others that he is uneasy. And if one is anxious to be waiting for a long time, he would like to rub his hands again and again, or straighten up the sleeve cuff or suitcase, tighten coat or one side of front robe, trace cheek or ear and so on. E. Showing Shyness More or less, people always feel shy when they speak in the public. They don’t know where to place the hands. In some English-speaking countries, people often stretch out their arms, crossing downwards and grasping their fingers backwards, and turning face beside at the