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In the cultural connotations of color words in English and Translation Abstract in Chinese and English because of cultural differences between the two languages, many words implies a variety of national feelings of color, in the translation and communication process of bias and misunderstandings that may arise. In this paper, the color word as an example of analyzing and interpreting the color words and the emotional connotation of different cultures so as to enhance communication skills, avoid cultural conflict purposes. Keywords: color; vocabulary; cultural differences; cultural connotations Abstract: Owing to the cultural difference between Chinese and English, words are embedded with different national feeling, which would result in misunderstanding even wrong translation in the course of communication. This article takes some colors for instance to analyze cultural connotations and hidden national feelings of vocabulary in different countries so as to improve communication and avoid cultural conflicts. Key word: colour vocabulary cultural difference cultural connotation Perception of color is one of the most fundamental human cognitive domain. Although the vocabulary of various languages to express the color difference between the number of large, but the basic vocabulary, such as black, white, red, yellow, green, blue, etc., in many languages are interlinked. However, as customs and culture, geographical location, historical traditions, religious beliefs, national psychology, habits of mind so different, colors, words and sometimes all ethnic groups showed a unique “personality”, with significant cultural imprint. For example Brazilian taboo green, the Japanese taboo yellow, Thai taboo red, blue taboo Belgians, Turks taboo color, United States and Europe mostly taboo in the black. Color in a different national culture and carries different connotations. Some words contain a number of cultural content, which may be related to a particular cu