Seeing the teacher smiling to us, we often feel encouraged. Also, it's easy for us to know our mother is angry when she frowns(皱眉). Facial expressions are one or more movements of muscles(肌肉) on a person's face. Usually, examples of facial expressions include frowning, raising one's eyebrows, and nose and lip movements.
According to many famous scientists, humans have about 80 muscles on their faces. These muscles can create more than 7,000 facial expressions. These kinds of facial expressions are common in all cultures. They mainly express the feelings like happiness, sadness, surprise, fear and anger.
One study in western countries, reported that in most conversations, more than 90 percent of communication is finished without words. If people can read facial expressions, they may be better at knowing what other people are feeling, so they can understand each other better. Someone who does not enjoy a certain type of food will usually make a face when they see or taste it. A frown means worry or anger. Raised eyebrows and open eyes show surprise. Of course, there are also some Don'ts for reading people's facial expressions. You may be considered rude if you do like that.
Facial expressions help us know others' moods or feelings better. Learn to read them wisely, and you will do better in communicating with others.
| A. They express people's different feelings. B. However, there are only five main kinds. C. They're not good at reading others' facial expressions. D. Facial expressions are very helpful to communication. E. For example, it is not a good idea to look at others for a long time. F. So you see, people are telling us something with facial expressions. |
