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Eyes and language
Throughout the history of mankind.
People have always communicated with body language.
That is perhaps why,in many situations,
the way you say something is far more important than the thing you say.
Eye contact is sometimes the key to communication.
It can signal friendliness or hostility,
interest or boredom,and understanding or misunderstanding.
Eye contact is important in many countries.
In Western culture,maintaining eye contact in conversations is necessary.
As a matter of fact,
a Westerner might consider lack of eye contact as lack of attention or interest.
In Spain,France,Italy and Greece.
Where people stand close together talking to each other,
eye contact is more frequent and lasts longer.
Eye contact is a subtle thing.
If you do not have it,you might be considered impolite.
But too much eye contact could also lead to trouble,
for staring at others is considered rude and should always be avoided.

纵观人类历史。
人们经常通过肢体语言来交流。
也许这就是为什么在很多情况中，
你说话的方式比你说话的内容更重要的原因。
目光接触是交流中的一个重要环节。
他能暗示友善或是敌意，
感兴趣或是无聊，和理解与误解。
眼神接触在很多国家都是很重要的。
在西方文化中，眼神交流是沟通必不可少的环节。
事实上，
西方人认为缺少眼神交流就是不关注或没兴趣的表现。
在西班牙、法国、意大利和希腊，
当人们近距离聊天时，
眼神交流会更频繁且更持久。
眼神交流很是微妙。
如果没有眼神交流，你可能会被认为没有礼貌。
但是过多的眼神交流也会引起麻烦，
长时间的盯着别人看就被认为是粗鲁的，应该避免的行为。