中西方动物文化差异.pptVIP

The cultural differences between Chinese and western about animals Different opinions about dogs Chinese contempt dog, such as ‘a dog looks down other people’, ‘Even a worm will turn’. But in western countries, people are appreciate the brave and loyalty of dog. Westerners and Chinese to bear associations are very different Westerners believe that bear is very fierce, dangerous animal, also many think the zoo or wild zoo forest bear naughty and funny. But never like Chinese people think so bear brainless, incompetence and useless. 谢 谢 Loach In most western countries don’t have loach, people just think the loach is a kind of fish. They do not like Chinese people do think it very tricky. Westerners saw owls as a symbol of wisdom. In children’s books and comics, the owl is usually very serious and has a good brain. However, the Chinese to owls have different views. They fear saw owls or hear it, and thought came across it to have bad luck. Bat For the Chinese people, bats are lucky, healthy and happy symbol. Westerners don’t have love to bat, and they are usually associated with bad characteristics. They mentioned bats can think of ugly, evil, sucking the figure of the animal. as blind as a bat 有眼无珠 crazies a bat 疯得像蝙蝠 have bats in the belfry 异想天开 be a bit batty 有点反常 For most westerners the lion is the king of beasts. And British candidate lion as their national symbols. majestic as a lion 像狮子一样雄伟 regal as a lion 狮子般庄严 In Chinese culture, people don’t have so much associations of lion. The lion is but a fierce powerful animal. Just the tiger often can cause similar associations. Westerners emphasize the peacock proud side. Such as : as proud as a peacock 孔雀般骄傲 play the peacock 沾沾自喜 Chinese pay attention to her tail of beauty. The peacock in Chinese culture is auspicious beautiful symbol. In western culture, dragon is going to be a bloodthirsty incarnate. But in Chinese culture, the dragon is the symbol of luck. Anyhow, the drag