She set her bucket on the ground, thrust her hand into her hair, and began slowly to scratch her head,--a gesture peculiar to children when terrified and undecided what to do.

她把水桶放在地上，把只手伸进头发，慢慢地搔着头，那是孩子在惊慌到失去主张时特有的姿态。 那已不是孟费?

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Massa points to his head, making a gesture that suggests he turned his oxygen mask into a clown's hat.

马萨指了指他的头，做了一个表示将他的氧气罩弄成小丑帽的手势。

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In Yugoslavia turning the head from side to side means yes; in Japan, looking someone in the eye is considered judgmental or hostile; and in Ghana, thumbs up is a rude gesture.

在南斯拉夫，摇头意味着“是”；在日本，正视某人的眼睛被认为是指责或有敌意；在加纳，翘大姆指是粗鲁手势。

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The young lady next to me from Mexico noticed the actions of the Delta flight attendant about my headset and shrugged her shoulders apologetically and shook her head in a gesture of empathy.

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"George Nassau, Third Earl Cowper" (1772-3) is another of the artist's masterpieces a bold formal portrait of a standing figure holding his hat above his head in a gesture that might be awkward, but somehow isn't.

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The head tilt is a universal gesture of giving the other person an ear.

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