英语的成语和文化发展.pptVIP

颜色 红色(red) ，在中国文化中，常与喜庆、欢乐的事联系在一起或象征革命和共产主义等。如“披红挂彩，红喜事，开门红，大红人，红军，红色政权”等。英语中red也用于喜庆的场合，如a red letter day，指所期盼或值得纪念的日子，因此日历上也用红色标注节假日。但在部分句子的表达中， red并不总与欢乐、喜庆联系在一起。 黑色(black) ，在英汉语言中都有否定、反面的含义。如blacklist (黑名单) ， black - market (黑市) ，black - hearted (黑心的) ， blackmail (敲诈) 。但有趣的是在英语中，“to run in the black”却指在经营中获利。 白色(white) ，在中西文化中都象征着纯洁、纯真，所以新娘都穿着白色婚礼服。英语中有“a white lie”指无恶意的谎言或善意的谎言。汉语中有清白无辜，清白做人；在西方文化中有White Christmas(有雪的圣诞) ，Green Christmas(无雪的圣诞) ，a white - collar job(收入地位高的工作) ，a white hope(有可能成功或成为有才能的人) 。但白色在以下表达中却另有其意，如a white elephant(昂贵而无用的东西) ，the white feather(怯懦、胆小) ，a white night(不眠之夜)等，均含有贬义之味；在汉语中，白色往往与不幸、恐怖、丧事联系在一起，如“白事，白区，白色恐怖”以及白色的丧服。 黄色(yellow) ，在中国文化中，黄色有“污浊、淫秽”之意，另一方面在传统文化中又象征“王权、王室、皇家”。西方文化中，“yellow”并无此意。例如yellow pages (黄页)指电话簿或其它登记各种机构、商店、团体等的册子。Yellow journalism指以耸人听闻的方式报道新闻消息等 蓝色(blue) ，在英美文化中常意味着“忧郁、伤感”。例如： in a blue mood， having the blues均指“忧伤”， a blue fit指极其愤怒；但a blue film中却并非伤感的影片，而相当于汉语中的“黄色影片”。蓝色在汉语中象征着温和、平静、清新、静谧，并无伤感之意。另外，在英语中，blue - collar jobs指体力劳动者； 而在blue blood(高贵血统) 和bluebook(有关贵人名人的书籍) 中blue又都有高贵、权贵之意。 I. 多项选择练习 1.□ He was black and blue the next day. A. He was covered with bruises the next day. B. He was blamed by everybody the next day. C. He was arrested the next day. 2.□ Two paragraphs of the article were blue-penciled. A. Two paragraphs of the article were considered good. B. Two paragraphs of the article were plagiarized. C. Two paragraphs of the article were censored. 3.□ She was in a brown study. A. She was tired of her studies. B. She was bored. C. She was thinking deeply. 4.□ He often gives me the blues. A. He often makes me feel happy. B. He often takes me to the concert. C. He often makes me feel miserable. 5.□ She came out with flying colors. A. She was very successful. B. She was very embarrassed. C. She was very healthy. 6.□ He went black in the face. A. He was shocked. B. He lost his hope. C. He became very angry. 7.□ The agreement was in black and white. A. The agreement was revoked. B. The agreement wa