请阅读短文 Severaldecadesago,theUSsociologistswentsofarastodevelopas

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请阅读短文 Severaldecadesago,theUSsociologistswentsofarastodevelopaseriesofuniversalfacialimagessupposedtorepresentthesevenbasichumanemotions:happiness,sadness,surprise,fear,disgust,angerandneutrality.Butnow,anewstudybyresearchersattheUniversityofGlasgowindicatesthatthesestandardizedfacialimagesaren'tsouniversalafterall. Forthestudy,theScottishresearchersfound13WesternCaucasians(mainlyEuropeans)and13EastAsians(mostlyChinesestudents).Thevolunteerswereshownthestandardizedfacialimagesandaskedtoidentifytheemotionsbeingexpressed.Atthesametime,theresearcherselectronicallymonitoredtheeyemovementsofthevolunteers. Accordingtotheresults,publishedinthejournalCurrentBiology,theAsianparticipantshadahardertimethantheCaucasianstellingthedifferencebetweenafacemeanttolookfearfulcomparedwithoneshowingsurprise,andafacesupposedlyexpressingdisgustcomparedwithonedisplayinganger."Thisstronglysuggeststhatthemeaningsoffacialexpressionsaredifferentacrossculture."saysRachaelJack,wholedthestudy. Thestudyalsoshowedthatthevolunteersfocusedondifferentpartsofthefaceintheireffortstounderstandtheunderlyingemotions."Westernerslookatboththeeyesandthemouthtothesamedegree,yetEasternersfavortheeyesandoverlookthemouth.ThismeansthatEasternershavedifficultiesdistinguishingfacialexpressionsthataresimilararoundtheeyes."MsJacksays.Thefacesrepresentingfearandsurprise"bothhavebig,wideopeneyes,whilethemouthsareverydifferent."Shenotes."Itwouldbedifficulttodistinguishbetweenthetwo...ifyoudidn'tlookatthemouth." Sowhywoulddifferentculturesexpressemotionsindifferentways?MsJackthinksitmaybeconsideredimpoliteinsomeAsianculturestodisplaycertainemotionsinanobviousmanner,andthattheyusemoresubtlewaystoexpressthem.Inparticular,musclemovementsaroundtheireyescouldbemoreimportantforexpressingfeelingsthanover-expressivemouthmovements,explainingwhytheAsianparticipantsfocusedontheeyes,shesays. Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe__________. 查看材料

A.How People in Different Cultures Express Themselves

B.Why the Eyes Are So Important When Talking

C.Easterners and Westerners Read Faces Differently

D.Communication Gets Lost in Translation

正确答案是A