论东西方龙的文化差异.doc

本科毕业生论文 The Cultural Differences Between East and West on Dragon 论东西方龙的文化差异 院 系： 人 文 社 会 科 学 系 专 业： 英 语 学生姓名： 学 号： 指导教师： 2008年6月Contents Acknowledgements………………………………………………………….I Abstract……………………………………………………………….....….II 摘要……………………………………………………........................……III 1 Introduction……………………………………………………….….........1 2 The Cultures in the East and West on Dragon……………………...…...5 2.1 The Cultures in the East on Dragon……………………..………..........5 2.1.1 Chinese Dragon…………………………………................……....5 2.1.2 Chinese Dragon in Popular Culture…………………...….......…....6 2.2 The Cultures in the West on Dragon…………………………..……......9 2.2.1 Dragon in the Western Culture…………………………………......9 2.2.2 The Bible…………………………………………………..….......10 3 The Cultural Differences Between the East and West on Dragon……..11 3.1 The Contrast about the Origin of Dragon………………………….......12 3.2 The Contrast about the History of Dragon….........................................14 3.3 The Contrast about legends on the Dragon………………………........16 3.3.1 Legend of the Yellow Emperor…………………………….…......16 3.3.2 Legend of the Carp…………………………………………….....16 3.4 Mentions of the Cultural Differences on Dragons in the Bible…….....17 4 The Reasons for the Cultural Differences………………………......…..22 5 Conclusion…..………………………………………………………....….25 References…………..…………………………………………………….....27 Acknowledgements I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor Mr Zhou Changjun who has advised and encouraged me during the whole process of writing the paper, showing great patience and insight. Without her guidance the thesis would be simply impossible. Likewise, my sincere thanks should be also given to the teachers who have instructed my courses and who have offered me great help during my study in Wanfang Institute of Science and Technology, Henan Polytechnic University. They are Li Aiqin, Pang Mixiang, Yan Lige, Huo Hongt