Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks1than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more2than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication(非言语交际) takes up about 50% of what we really3 , And body language is particularly4when we attempt to communicate across cultures(文化). Indeed, what is called body language is so5a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it.6, different societies treat the7between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having8contact(接触) even with friends, certainly not with9. People from Latin American countries，10, touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in 11， it may look like a Latino is 12a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving13. The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep14- which the Latino will in return regard as15 . Clearly, a great deal is going on when people 16 . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from17cultures, there's a strong possibility of18. But whatever the situation, the best19is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be20 .
Diana Velez does everything with great effort---and at maximum speed．That 1learning a new language，completing two certificates(证书) and opening a store． When arriving in Canada in 2008，she set one 2：to have what she had back home in Colombia．“I didn’t want to 3 what I do，like those who come to a new country，”she said．“I 4to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to5 myself properly.” Diana quickly realized that turning her dream of shop ownership in Canada a 6 meant going to school to get the 7 education and certification．“My experience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me 8 in my abilities，but I couldn’t speak the language and I had to9how to do things in Canada．It was like having to 10all overagain，”said Diana． 11 ，she found just the help she needed for her re-launch (重新开张)12 continuing education at George Brown College．She began taking 13 for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the Image Consulting Certificate in May 2009．14 Diana met with the language barrier(困难)，she was always going 15 while at college． By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements．Within two years after her 16，Diana at last achieved her 17 goal when her new store opened its doors in Toronto’s Sheppard Centre．She was on the fast-track to 18． Looking back，Diana，a fashion(时装)designer，19 her achievements to the goal she set，the education she received from the college，and 20，the efforts she made．Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing．
