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same time. While in China, people would rub their hands quickly and then put their hands beside and cannot help quivering. Or they may put their hands on the table or play with their fingers. III. Gestures in Social Communication With the high speed of globalization, people have more and more chance to contact with different people from other countries. Because of cultural diversity, people have to pay more attention to the correct use of gestures in communication. A. “V sign” in Communication During World War II, Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, held up his index finger and middle finger to form a “V sign”, to indicate “victory”, and with his palm outwards. This sign has spread across all over the world. If one forms the same sign in Britain, only to change the direction of palm, say, from outwards to inwards, such a sign will enrage others. The result comes from a story long ago. In wars between Britain and France more than 650 years ago, when the French captured the British archers, the French would cut their middle and index fingers, making them handicapped. Finally, the British defeated the French. The British winner raised their hands, straightening their middle and index fingers with the back of hand outwards showing to the French captive: “our fingers are intact”, thus to keep the palm inwards when showing the “V” sign is to ridicule or scoff at others.（范杏丽，2000）In New Zealand, “V sign” refers to ***, especially with the palm inwards, while in America, it means the same as “victory” meaning whether the palm outwards or inwards. Sometimes, a western people might stretch out his index and middle fingers, with them curving and straightening. This gesture means not “victory” nor “happiness”, but a quotation mark when quoting other’s words. It is blank in Chinese gestures. B. Different Meanings of “OK” When something is all right, people often make a gesture to mean “OK” – making thumb and index finger a circle, with other three fingers stretching out. This gesture comes from America, meaning praise and promise. It is widely used in Europe, especially among students. While in some areas of southern France, Greece and Sading Island, its meaning is right the opposite. In southern France, if a gardener of grapery see the “OK” sign by guests when he pour wine for the guests, his face will turn black immediately. The sign here means poor quality products rather than praise for the mellow wine. It will be much worse if such a sign is seen in Malta and Greece, where the “OK” sign is a voiceless and vile abusive language. (莫里森,2006) The “OK” sign employs different meanings in different countries. In Japan, it means “money”. And it is equal to “no problem” in Thailand. In some countries as Belarus, Norway, Spain, Denmark, Ukraine and Guatemala, the sign would be taken as an insult. And in Brazil, it means “anus” (opening for release of feces). It can also express other meanings when accompany with other actions. For example, in Colombia, people would put this circle on nose to indicate homo***uality. To mean obscene, the Paraguayan often use this sign, with wrist bent and other three fingers downward to the earth. And if one put the index finger through the “O”, it is also a kind of insult to others. Such an “OK” is not always OK everywhere. One needs to learn the culture carefully when communicating with foreigners to avoid making errors. C. Attention of the Use of “Fig” Sign In Brazil, if people expec