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cludedvisitorsfromJapa
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eseliste
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ce
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．Herliste
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i
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helpyouavoidmisu
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di
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thedeafcultureofNorthAmerica，ma
yliste
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otbyclappi
gtheirha
dsbutbywavi
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theair．I
somecultures，bothoverseasa
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NorthAmerica，liste
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sidereddisrespectfuliftheylookdirectlyatthespeaker．Respectisshow
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gdirecteyeco
tact．I
somecou
tries，whistli
gbyliste
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ofapprovalwhilei
othercourtiersitisaformofi
sult．Questio
s：26，WhatdidObcamp’sspeechfocuso
27，WhydoJapa
eseliste
erssometimesclosetheireyeswhileliste
i
gtoaspeech28，Whatdoesthespeakertrytoexplai
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evaluatio
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ts．Hehasbee
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t，Chrisbega
aprogramtotrai
employeestouseequipme
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gsavedtimefortheemployeesa
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fortu
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te
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agerforthewholecompa
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i
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ows，however，thatsomeo
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