中英對照讀新聞》Japanese get trained in ’Hollywood’ smiles as masks slowly come off 漸漸不用戴口罩後 日本人接受「好萊塢風格」笑容訓練

◎孫宇青

In one of Keiko Kawano’s recent classes, more than a dozen Tokyo art school students held mirrors to their faces, stretching the sides of their mouths upward with their fingers: they were practising how to smile.

在川野惠子最近的課堂上，東京藝術大學的10多名學生在面前舉起鏡子，並用手指把嘴角往上拉伸：他們正在練習如何微笑。

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It’s not something most people would think to pay for but Kawano’s services as a smile instructor are seeing a surge in demand in Japan.

這不是大多數人會考慮付費的課程，但身為微笑講師的川野所提供的內容，在日本的需求直線上升。

Kawano’s company Egaoiku has seen a more than four-fold jump in demand from last year, with customers ranging from companies seeking more approachable salespeople and local governments looking to improve their residents’ well-being. An hour-long one-on-one lesson costs 7,700 yen.

川野的公司「笑顏育」去年以來業績跳升超過4倍，且客戶來源廣泛，有希望業務員更和藹可親的企業，也有希望改善居民健康的地方政府。1小時的1對1課程收費7700日圓。

"Culturally, a smile signifies that I’m not holding a gun and I’m not a threat to you," she said. With a surge in inbound tourists, Japanese people need to communicate with foreigners with more than just their eyes, she added.（Reuters）

她說：「在文化上，露出微笑表示我沒有拿著槍，我不會為你帶來威脅。」隨著赴日旅客激增，日本人除了眼神交流外，還必須與外籍人士溝通。

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新聞辭典

come off：動詞片語，從…掉下、脫落。例句：The knob is permanently fixed on and can’t come off.（這個把手是永久固定的，沒辦法拆下來。）

approachable：形容詞，和藹可親的。例句：Gary is an approachable guy and welcomes any interaction.（蓋瑞是個和藹可親的人，對任何互動都很歡迎。）