东西方龙差异比较 英语西方文化作业.pptVIP

Chinese Dragon VS Western dragon 被  Designed by 201610338张景乐 201610320刘慧慧 201610322康佳颖 201610323廉玉妍 2016103324张艳姣 2016103329王一姣 (嶽理经济试验班)  Round 1 origIn West: there are many differen They have appeared in hs of northern eu Greece, Babylon, middle ages Europe, and so on only the bible has mentioned them many times  Round 2 appearance  West: Dragon has strong body, long and thick neck, angular or frill head, sharp teeth and a long tail. With four powerful steps, it flies with a pair of huge wings like a bat, whose body is covered with scales to protect the body. Its eyes have four eyelids, the three layer is transparent, can protect their eyes, ears can be opened but not all have long ear. Teeth, usually inward, to rip  Round 3 symbolic meaning In the orient In the occident Auspicious Evil Blood Strength Wisdom thirsty Avaricious Good luck  The Symbolic Meanings of Dragons in the Orient From primitive times people have regarded the dragon as an auspicious creature with the power to bless and influence their lives. As tribes fought for domination and came to be united under a comn nmon banner the dragon was adopted as a national icon. Such was the mysterious creatures power it was regarded as the god of rain, thunder, the rainbow, and the stars. In a society that was founded upon agriculture and animal husbandry totally reliant upon its natural environment and in particular the climate, the dragon was worshipped as the source of all that was beneficial to communal well being. This concept has been sustained for thousands of years as more and more deification was bestowed upon the dragon ranging from being a bringer of joy to prophecy and miracles. With the establishment of a feudal society, emperors compared themselves to the dragon thereby making it the exclusive symbol of imperial majesty. Anyone who subsequently used the dragon as a symbol either intentionally or erroneously could be regarded as offendi