语言与文化——中美文化差异幻灯片.pptVIP

White 白开水—plain boiled water 白纸—a blank sheet of paper White in some Chinese expressions also can means “in vain” or “without cost”. For example: 白费事—all in vain, a waste of time and energy 白搭—no use, no good 白送—o give away free of charge, for nothing 白手起家—to build up from nothing White 白菜 白熊 白蚁 白卷 白痴 Chinese cabbage polar bear Termite unanswered examination paper idiot White A white elephant is something useless, seldom used, or too costly to be worth maintaining “?The white feather , derived from cock-fighting, where a game cock displaying the white rim of feather under his hackle acknowledges defeat, wants to give up, is a symbol of fear, cowardice or timidity. A white night is simply a sleepless night, as: I was not particularly tired or sleepy after my white night. 在我彻夜失眠之后我没有感到特别疲劳和困意。 Black In both English and Chinese, black is often associated with death, it symbolize death, misery and distress. 黑色一般带有贬义如：汉语中的黑店，黑心，黑手，颠倒黑白等，black list, black market, black sheep etc. Black Black in face—脸色铁青 To look black at somebody—怒目而视 “A black look is a look of strong dislike, disapproval. As: I got some black looks from shopkeeper when I cancelled my order. 当我撤消订单时，店老板对我怒目而视。 Black 黑心—evil mind 黑手—evil backstage manipulator The public scandal left a black mark on his career. 这一人尽皆知的丑闻给他的事业留下了污点。 My brother is the black sheep of the family. 我弟弟是家里的害群之马。 Warming-up Aim Requirement : Leaning the difference between the English sentences and Chinese sentences by practice so that we can grasp some translating skills concerning the English and Chinese. “If you mean, by military victory, an Iraqi government that can be established and whose writ runs across the whole country… I don’t believe that is possible. TIME 如果你是说，通过军事胜利就可以建立一个政令通行全国的伊拉克政府……我认为是不可能的。 “A lot of us feel like we have our hands tied behind our back… They say we are here to win the heats and minds of the Iraqi people, but I just don’t see that happening.” 我们很多人觉得好像被反绑了双