From a simple gesture or the speaker's tone of voice, the Japanese listener gleans the whole meaning.

从一个简单的手势或说话者的声调这位日本听者捕捉到全部含义。

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A lot of people forget how a simple gesture can mean a lot to someone.

很多人会忘记，有时候，一个简单的动作对别人来说却意义重大。

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Kindness only takes a simple gesture, and results in a better quality of life for everyone who is touched by it.

善良仅仅是一个简单的举动，结果每个受其感染的人生活得会更好，生活质量会更高。

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The cookies are a simple gesture of unconditional love to our clients.

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What he saw amounted to a bunch of awkward glances, so he came up with a simple gesture, involving a hand over the heart, which allows people to simply acknowledge those in uniform.

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It was also one of those things that we could pass on to our guests as a very simple gesture.

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