Cultural Differences of Chinese and English Colr Words and Their Translation中西颜色词的文化差异及翻译.docx

中西颜色词的文化差异及翻译Cultural Differences of Chinese and English Color Words and Their TranslationAbstract: The relationship between language and culture are closely linked. Language is the base of culture and is the constituent of culture. Language as a mirror reflects the culture of a nation, and like a window shows all the contents of the culture. On the other hand, the culture is not only the basis of the language’s existence, but also the lifespring of language’s metabolism. So understanding of a culture requires the understanding of the corresponding language and vice versa. In fact, language is an abstract concept. So by what way can we observe the connotation of different culture through language? This thesis analyzes this from a set of special wordscolor terms. Because of different customs, environments, religious beliefs, ethnic psychology, politics and economics, the understanding and the feelings of color words are different.The same color often has different meanings in various cultures and it reflects the cultural differences. Through comparing the difference of culture between Chinese and English, we can understand different translation methods so that we can improve our English ability. Furthermore, it can promote the communication between China and western countries.This thesis consists of four chapters. The first part mainly tells about the significance, literature review and purposes of research on the cultural connotations of color terms between English and Chinese. The second part expounds the reasons of cultural differences between English and Chinese. The third part mainly talks about the ways of translating color words. At last a conclusion of the thesis is made naturally.Key Words: Color words; Cultural differences; Translation摘要:语言与文化之间的关系密不可分。语言是文化的基础，是文化的组成部分。它像一面镜子反映着一个民族的全部文化，又像一个窗口揭示着该文化的一切内容。另一方面文化又是语言赖以生存的基础，是语言新陈代谢的生命源泉。所以文化的理解是需要对相应语言的理解，反之亦然。实际上，语言是一种抽象的概念，那我们怎样通过它来了解不同文化之间的差异呢？我们可以从一组特殊的词汇群体颜色词来分析。由于不同文化之间的习俗，地理环境，宗教信仰，民族心理，政治经济的不同，所以对颜色