中西方文化差异之动物篇课件.pptVIP

agriculture is the foundation of China’s economic development, so the cattle (牛) play a great role in Chinese culture. There are so many expressions which use “cattle” as association . However, in the Middle Ages, horse was not only the inseparable part of Knights’ lives, but also the animal kept and used by the imperial families. So English people give horse many good meanings . as strong as a horse work like a horse talk horse eat like a horse 力大如牛 老黄牛精神 吹牛 食量大如牛 In English, there are many figurative expressions using the word “horse” as association vehicles, e.g. “change horse (换马)” is