中英文化中的数字比较.docVIP

中英文化中的数字比较 论文导读：本文介绍了数字与文化之间的关系。数字是文化的重要组成部分。随着人类文明的发展，在不同的民族和国家中，数字有着不同的内涵和特点。从对量、特定事物和比例的表达上可以看出中西文化的不同。本篇集中介绍了中英文化中的模式数字。 关键词：数字，文化，模式数字，禁忌数字，跨文化交际 1. Theexpression of quantity 1.1 The similaritiesbetween Chinese and English expression In Chinese, thereare 成百上千，成千上万，and in English, there are hundreds of, thousands of, they are used to express the abundance. When expressthe few, in Chinese, there are 一文不值，三三两两; in English,there are ten a penny, in ones and twos, in twos and threes. These are thesimilarities between Chinese and English expression. 1.2 Thedifferences between Chinese and English expression There aredifferences in the expression of many, few. In English, it is common toexpress many by putting one behind a number, for example, a hundred andone, thousand and one. Besides, fifty also means numerous. In the Bible,seventy times seven means a large amount. In American slang, there isforty-leven(eleven), also means a large amount of. But in Chinese,besides 万，千，三，九can represent many. 九is used most often. 生人之措辞，凡一二所不能尽者，则约之以三，以见其多；三之不能尽者，则约之以九，以见其极多。岭树重遮千里目，江流曲以九回肠。公输盘九设攻城事机变，子墨子九拒之。抟扶摇而上者九万里。免费论文。As for three, Confucius once said: 余音绕梁，三日不绝，thisis used to express the long time. 石人三缄其口meansdont answer although have been asked manytimes. From these examples, we could find the specific understanding of numbersin ancient Chinese culture. Why is nine usedto represent many? From zero to nine, nine is the largest number. Anynumber which is larger than nine should carry a number. For example, ten,its Arabic form is 10, the first number of 10 is 1, in 9000, the first number is 9. The first number one of any number is from 1 to 9. When our ancestors wanted to express the large amount, they would like to use nine, in order to express in a simple way. 2. Theexpression of specific things 2.1 The Englishexpression In English, yearscan represent the event. Forty-five means James Rebellion in 1745.Forty-five means in 1849, many people we