我拍拍妻子的大腿。

I patted my wife's thigh.

youdao

我拍拍狗，它就摇摇尾巴。

I patted the dog and she wagged her tail.

youdao

然而，如果我拍拍手的话你还是可以分辨出我是快乐的，我一直坐立不安你也能看出我是紧张的。

My face is generally pretty flat and it's hard to read my emotions that way, but you can tell I'm joyful when my hands flap a little, or you can tell I'm nervous if I keep getting up and down.

youdao

He doesn't literally mean even that when we talk to ourselves somebody pats us on the head " and says, "Good man. Perfect. I'm very proud."

他更不是在说,当我们自言自语时,会有人拍拍我们的头,说“做的好，非常棒，我为你自豪“

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