注: 以上句中的划线部分都是现在分词, 或现在分词短语作状语.

　step back 往后退 looking around 环顾四周，向四周张望

3. kiss sb on the cheek 亲吻某人的面颊

4. a major misunderstanding 一个大误会

5. reach out one's hand to 把手伸到、、、、 / reach out 伸出

reach sth伸手够到，拿到；reach for 伸手去够,伸手去拿,摸(某物).......

Reached out an arm. 伸出一只手臂

　The invalid reached for the glass but could not get it. 病人伸手去拿水杯, 但是够不着。

　Can you reach the book on the top of the cupboard? 你能够到柜顶的那本书吗？

6. move close to sb.= get close to sb.靠近，接近

stand close to 靠近某人站立

7. shake hands with sb.同某人握手

8. on the contrary正相反

9. nod at sb.向...点头

10. Not all cultures greet each other the same way, nor are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance between people.

并不是所有文化背景下的人们都用同样的问候方式，身体接触和相互之间的程度也不尽相同。

11. communicate with spoken language 用口头语言交流

12. express one' s feelings 表达情感

13. These actions are not good or bad, but are simply ways in which cultures have developed.

这些行为都无所谓好坏，只不过文化发展的方式不同而已。

ways 是先行词，引起定语从句，后面 in which可换成that,也可以去掉 in which，句意不变。

14. In general, though, studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in today's world of cultural crossroads! （其翻译及其他语句的解释见课本84页）

though 意为"可是，不过，然而"常用在句末，用用逗号与前面隔开。有时也用在句中，