A normal conversation between strangers involves more than talk. It also involves the dynamics of space interaction. If one person gets too close, the other person will back up. If the first person 47 the other's space again, the other will back up again. The person who finds himself or herself backing up is trying to increase the distance of the 48 zone. The person closing in is trying to decrease the distance. Most likely 49 the one nor the other is fully aware of what is going on.
In the 1960s, American anthropologist Edward T. Hall was a pioneer in study of human 50 use of space. His field of study became known as proxemics (空间关系学). Hall said that personal space for Americans can be defined as having four 51 zones: the 52 zone within 18 inches of your body for whispering and embracing; personal zone of 18 inches to four feet, for talking with close friends; social zone of four to 10 feet, for talking with 53 ; and the social zone of 10 to 25 feet, for talking to strangers or to a group.
Historians say that our 54 of personal space began with the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century. In cities such as London and New York, people of different social and economic classes were suddenly crammed together, so they 55 developed a commonly-understood rule of polite behavior and space to restrict the area around them.
People exhibit nonverbal messages of 56 when their zones are violated. Invaded people might pull at their hair, become rigid, or even become angry. As Hall noted in his work, a comfortable conversation needs to include the range of human personal space.
[ A ] unconsciously [ F ] distinct [ K ] relatives
[ B ] intimate [ G ] standards [ L ] deliberately
[ C ] behavioral [ H ] invades [ M ] discomfort
[ D ] comfort [ I ] explicit [ N ] acquaintances
[ E ] conquers [ J ] neither [ O ] either
【结构剖析】议论文。本文论述了在人类交往中，依据熟悉程度的不同，人们需要的空间距离不同。美国社会学家豪尔是空间关系学研究的先驱，他把美国人和人交往时的距离分成四类。要是这种空间距离受到了侵犯，人们会表现出不舒服的非语言信息。
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