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　　英语论文：Language and Culture----英语其它论文 --Chapter 1Does language shape culture or does culture shape language? In my vieirror, in front of ajoring in Chinese as a foreign language, I’d like to take this advantage to discuss the cultural differences bet going to elaborate on the cultural differences reflecting in colors.There are many color on usages of the color eans slightly…e.g., ixture of the color. The former stands for the main color, odification.e.g.,red green; green yelloething ixed form a design and color.e.g., The dog is black and ay convey different messages to people of different cultures. Due to the respective cultural background and tradition, some phrases containing color eanings, forming different connotations.ean? If he is in a blue mood, ood is he in? Is he happy, sad, or ean just the color. Each has additional meanings-certain cultural associations-that are hidden behind the ple is to “roll out the red carpet for someone”, meaning to give a hospitable and formal reception. Similarly, Chinese people traditionally cut red couplets and applique to celebrate occasions like ous trademark “double red happiness” ( --红双喜) bolic of good fortune. Red is also associated otions. Let us see a feples.He clenched his fist and barded barrassing question.I can see that he is red y ere mention of his enemy’s name is like .In the sentences above, eaning of some, for there is an Chinese equivalent， barrassment, as it does in Chinese 脸红. But eaning of see red and er means to bee very angry eans to cause quick anger in somebody by doing something offensive.“Government policy in interest rates, and on finance generally, has been marked by vacillation, ost shameful type toodate the redneck economics of the National Country Party. (Harsard Aug.27 1981)”In the example above, “redneck” is used as an adjective, meaning “reactionary”. “redneckery” deriving from “redneck” refers to “reactionary attitudes”. For instance, “...the redneckery of the Queenland government...(Garth Nett