If someone says "give me five" to you, do not search your pocket to get five yuan. In the US, "give me five" or "give me the high-five" is a popular gesture. You can see it often in films or on TV. . People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, if a student has good marks in exams or gets No. 1 in the school sports meeting, he will give a high-five to everyone around to celebrate it.
Who did this gesture first? There are many different stories about how the high-five began. A very long time ago, some American men who were excited by a group of wild animals put their hands up into the air. At that moment, they just want to hit each other. In another story, people who were very short got used to putting their hands up high to shake hands with people of normal height. From then on, it became popular.
A. Why did he do that? B. It means slapping each other's right hand together. C. A common story about the first high-five goes like this. D. The person is not asking for your money, but your fingers. E. And they started raising their hands up to greet each other. |
