动物英语与文化寓意概要.pptVIP

English humor ? Teacher: When was Rome built??? Tom: At night.??? Teacher: Who told you that??? Tom: You did. You said Rome wasn’t built in a day.? ?　 Teacher: Can you tell me anything about the great scientists of the 18th??century???Pupil: Yes, sir, I can. They are all dead.?? 动物英语与文化寓意 I asked my father where babies come from.??He says you download them from the Internet.?? Teacher: Walter, why don’t you wash your face? I can see what you had for breakfast this morning.?? Walter: What was it???Teacher: Eggs.??Walter: Wrong, teacher. That was yesterday.?? ? ? “Gerald,” asked the teacher, “what is the shape of the earth?”??“It’s round,” answered Gerald.??“How do you know it’s round?” continued the teacher.??“All right, it’s square then,” he replied, “ I really don’t feel like getting into an argument about it!”??? ? Fill the sentences with correct animals 1. He is as stubbon as a .????? ??? 2. Kate is busy as a .????? ??? 3. You dirty ! ?????? ??? 4. Im hungry as a ! ?????? ??? 5. What a !?????? 日常生活中，人一般不能与动物相提并论，但语言中却有不少借动物的特性来形容人的特性的词语。值得注意的是，这种比喻表达法往往因语言、文化的不同而具有不同的含义。下面，我们比较一下英汉语言中同一动物名词的不同喻意。 1．cat（猫） 俗话说“猫有九命”，这是汉语的说法。此外，中国人常戏称嘴馋的人为“馋猫”。 cat在西方是人们宠爱之物（pet），但令人奇怪的是，在英语俚语中，cat的含义为a spiteful or unpleasant woman（心地恶毒或令人讨厌的女人）。照此看来，似乎是中国的猫可亲，西方的猫可恶了。 关于猫的英文谚语 Cats hide their claws. 2. The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 3. The cat did it.做错了事情，用这是猫干的来推卸责任。可能是因为猫咪喜欢到处乱跑吧，难免会造成一点小乱子啦！ 4. When the cats away, the mice will play.猫是老鼠的天敌。没有猫，老鼠就会肆意妄为。在中世纪的欧洲，基督教徒曾认定猫是魔鬼附身的动物，数以万计的猫因此被处死。不料，猫的厄运招致老鼠的猖獗。 很快，鼠害成灾，黑死病一波接一波的横扫欧洲大陆。这段惨痛的历史教训充分证明猫走了，耗子反了。类似谚语也出现在其他欧洲语言中。在法国，人们说只要猫上了房，老鼠就在地上忙--When the cat runs on the roofs, the mice dance on the floors. 德国人则说家里没了猫，老鼠伸懒腰--Cat outside the house, response for the mouse. ? 5. A cat may look at a king. “猫也可以傲视国王”，意思是，“既然猫都可以傲视国王，那么人人平等更是理所当然，小小老百姓也应该有说话的权利。”