What's Behind That Smile? (2)

What your smile says 
Researchers have named several different types of smiles including:

The love smile 
This involves a soft gaze, an open smile and the head bent to the side.

The "I'm listening" smile
Usually this smile is faint and shows a few teeth. The eyebrows are slightly raised indicating that the person is interested in what's being said.

The clueless smile 
With this smile, the person glances up with raised eyebrows. He also wears a half-smile that seems to say, "I don't understand what's going on."

The embarrassed smile 
This is a small smile with the eyes looking down.

The impatient smile
Here the head is often raised slightly higher on one side than the other. And the mouth is closed over the teeth, offering a tight smile.

The amused smile 
The person wearing this smile usually has a wide, open-mouthed expression. The head is thrown back with the eyes nearly closed in laughter.

The next time you smile, remember what your expressions say to others. And do your best to make all your smiles genuine!


Info Cloud
Teaching Topic: Reading Non-verbal Language
微笑可以取消口中說出的話 negate
例如: shut your mouth 是叫人住嘴
這是一句很不友善的話,
但如果說的時候, 面帶微笑, 別人會認為你在開玩笑,
所以 我們要學會 read facial expressions
讀別人臉上的表情


Grammar Gym
He also wears a half-smile that seems to say, "I don't understand what's going on."
seems to say: to show a certain feeling
- This poor plant seems to say, "I'm dying! I need water!"
- Jonah's car is so dirty, and it seems to say, "Please give me a bath!"


Language Lab
gaze n. 凝視, 注視;
/ˈgeɪz/
a long steady look:
- Darlene tried to avoid Adam's gaze because she was shy.
- I felt uncomfortable under his steady gaze.
gaze v. gaze at someone  凝視
to look at someone or something for a long time, giving it all your attention, often without realizing you are doing so [= stare]
- Daisy sat in her armchair, gazing at the fire.

glance v. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] n. 快速的看, 一瞥
/ˈglæns/
to quickly look at someone or something
- Daniel kept glancing at his watch to make sure he wouldn't miss the meeting.
glance n.
a quick look:
- We exchanged nervous glances when our boss showed up in the office unexpectedly.

impatient adj. 不耐煩, 沒耐性的
annoyed because of delays, someone else's mistakes etc
- The crowd, who was waiting for the arrival of the singer, started to get impatient.
- Barbara gets impatient with her kids when she's under stress.

amuse v. 娱樂, 使開心
to make someone laugh or smile:
- My kids told jokes on the train ride to amuse themselves.
amused adj. 被逗笑的, 愉快的, 調皮的
if you are amused by something, you think it is funny and you smile or laugh
amused at/by
- There was an amused look on David's face.