دوشنبه ۲۶ شهریور ۰۳ | ۱۸:۵۶ ۱۱ بازديد
happiness when at
rest. They move up and down to express agreement or disagreement.
As to the nose and lips there is almost nothing proper that we can use them for,
apart from derision, contempt and disgust. I t is not at all seemly to 'wrinkle the
nostrils', as Horace has i t , nor to flare them, twitch them, scratch them, give a
sudden snort, or push them up with the palm of your hand. And you should not
blow your nose too often.
As to the lips, pouting them, half opening them, pursing them, opening them
wide, baring your teeth, stretching them from ear to ear, curling them in scorn,
dropping the corners, talking out of one side of the mouth are all bad. Licking
them or biting them is also ugly because they should not move while shaping the
words. We speak with the whole mouth not with the lips.
The nape of the neck must be upright, but not rigid or bent back. As to the
front, tightening i t or stretching i t are both ugly, though in different ways.
Stretching causes tension and tires and weakens the voice, which, if the chin is
pushed down into the chest, is then blurred and diffuse [unfocused].
Shrugging the shoulders is rarely acceptable because i t shortens the neck and
produces an impression of humiliation and servility, almost hypocrisy, because
that is what people do when they pretend to flatter, admire or fear. Partly
spreading the arm, with the shoulders relaxed and fingers wide as the hand
advances, is very becoming in long, smooth passages. And when we have
something very special to say, if we sweep i t out to one side, our speech is thus
enriched.
As for the hands, without which our speech would be crippled and weak, i t is
almost impossible to define all their movements since they are almost as numerous
as words themselves. Other parts help the w
rest. They move up and down to express agreement or disagreement.
As to the nose and lips there is almost nothing proper that we can use them for,
apart from derision, contempt and disgust. I t is not at all seemly to 'wrinkle the
nostrils', as Horace has i t , nor to flare them, twitch them, scratch them, give a
sudden snort, or push them up with the palm of your hand. And you should not
blow your nose too often.
As to the lips, pouting them, half opening them, pursing them, opening them
wide, baring your teeth, stretching them from ear to ear, curling them in scorn,
dropping the corners, talking out of one side of the mouth are all bad. Licking
them or biting them is also ugly because they should not move while shaping the
words. We speak with the whole mouth not with the lips.
The nape of the neck must be upright, but not rigid or bent back. As to the
front, tightening i t or stretching i t are both ugly, though in different ways.
Stretching causes tension and tires and weakens the voice, which, if the chin is
pushed down into the chest, is then blurred and diffuse [unfocused].
Shrugging the shoulders is rarely acceptable because i t shortens the neck and
produces an impression of humiliation and servility, almost hypocrisy, because
that is what people do when they pretend to flatter, admire or fear. Partly
spreading the arm, with the shoulders relaxed and fingers wide as the hand
advances, is very becoming in long, smooth passages. And when we have
something very special to say, if we sweep i t out to one side, our speech is thus
enriched.
As for the hands, without which our speech would be crippled and weak, i t is
almost impossible to define all their movements since they are almost as numerous
as words themselves. Other parts help the w
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