中西方文化差异之动物篇.pptx

中西方文化差异之动物篇1、Differentculturalbackgroundspresentthesameorsimilarmeaningsofthesamewordsaboutanimals、2、Wordswithdifferentculturalloadsmayleadtodifferentassociations、3、Theconnotativemeaningsofawordmayexistinoneculture,butevaporateinanotherEnglishpeoplewouldsay,“Heisafox、”Similarly,Chinesepeoplecanunderstandthemeaningofthesentence“Heisafox、”inChinese“她就是一只狐狸。”ThisexampleshowsthatinEnglish“fox”canbeusedtodescribesomebodywhoiscunninganddishonest、Thisexampleindicatesthatdifferentlanguagesandculturesendow“fox’’thesamemeanings、Wolf(狼)isakindofgreedy,savageandcruelbeast,soinChinesethereexistsuchexpressions:“狼心狗肺”,“豺狼当道”,“如狼似虎”,“狼吞虎咽”,“狼狈为奸”,“狼子野心”、Similarly,thegreedy,sinister险恶得,dishonestcharacterofwolfalsodisplaysvividlyandincisivelyinwesternculture,e、g、:“awolfinasheep’sclothingorawolfinlamb’sskin”;“wakeasleepingwolf”;“holdawolfbytheears”;“keepthewolffromthedoor”、披着羊皮得狼自找麻烦骑虎难下,进退两难勉强度日“Ass(驴)”inEnglishandChinesehasthesameconnotationandfigurativemeaning“foolish,stupid”、InChinesetheexpression“笨驴”isusedtoindicateafooloranidiot、InEnglish,mostofthesetphrases,idiomsandproverbsincludingtheword“ass’’allimplythemeaningof“foolish”,e、g、“assingrain(十足得大傻瓜)”;“anassinalion’sskin(fromAesop’sFables,冒充聪明人得傻瓜)”;“allasseswag摇动theirears(谚语:驴子摇耳朵,傻瓜装聪明)”;“asses’bridge(笨人难过得桥)”;“acttheass(做糊涂事)”;“makeanassofoneself(做蠢事)”;“sellyouass(口语:不要这样呆头呆脑)”、“dove”inChineseandEnglishsharesthesamemeaning,andsymbolizesforpeace、Weregardthedoveas“peacedove”、Insomegrandcelebrations,weoftenseethesceneoftakingthedovesaway,standingforcherisheddesireforpeaceworldofallofus、Thefollowingaresomeotherfamiliarexamples:asfreeasabird(像鸟儿一样自由);asuglyasatoad(像癞蛤蟆一样丑);asbusyasabee(像蜜蜂一样忙碌);asslowasanail(像蜗牛一样慢)、T