猫头鹰的文化含义OWL.pptVIP

Claim: The same animal owl bears favorable meanings in English but derogatory meanings in Chinese.;Athena Was A Goddess Of Wisdom ;;2. There?are?English?phrases?about?owls,?such?as “as?wise?as?an? owl”.?If?someone?says?that?you?are?as?wise?as?an? owl,take?it?as?a?compliment.?Owlish?means? clever?and?shrewd.? For?example,?Patrick?peered? owlishly?at?us?through?his? glasses.?;3.However,?in?Chinese,?owl?is?thought?as?a?symbol?of? omen?because?it?always?flies?around?graveyards?at?night,? sending?out?sad?voice.?In?the?old?legend?, it?is?said?that?someone?would?die?if?the?owl?rests?on?his? house?.?O