Animal Idioms動(dòng)物習(xí)語(yǔ)PowerPoint 演示文稿

1、1Animal Idioms Comparison Between Chinese And English 23 IntroductionIdiom is a fixed group of words or a single word, or even a sentence with a special meaning that cannot be guessed from the literal meaning of its components. “Language is the carrier container of culture, and is strongly influence

2、d and shaped by culture.4 Animal Idioms are very common in our daily life . They enrich our English verbal communications . So now , let us introduce them for you. 5Similarities of connotations English as sly as a fox as fat as a pig as slow as snail as cruel as a wolf Chinese 像狐貍一樣狡猾 肥得像豬 像蝸牛一樣慢 像狼

3、一樣殘忍67Differences of connotations Chinese 噤若寒蟬（cricket) 熱鍋上的螞蟻(ant) 吹牛(cattle) 落湯雞(chick) 甕中之鱉(turtle) 雞皮疙瘩(chicken) English as mute as fish like a cat on hot bricks talk horse goose flesh a rat in a hole wet as a drowned rat8Reasons causing cultural connotation differences1.Different geography 2.Di

4、fferent customs 3.Influence of historical allusion 4.Influence of religion9Different Thoughts Between Chinese and English “Dragon” is a divine totem in the Chinese culture, and is greatly admired by the Chinese people and they consider themselves as the descendants of the dragon. Dragon is the symbo

5、l of all auspicious animals. In English the word “dragon” symbolizes evil. Such as: “the old dragon”, “dragons teeth”. Chinese people take “owl” as a symbol of bad luck. But in the UK, there is “as wise as an owl”. “owl” in English stands for wisdom.10Similar Attitudes Towards The Same AnimalBoth En

6、glish and Chinese have the same attitude towards animals. They both compare “parrot ”to “imitate”, compare “pig” to “greedy” or “dirty”, compare “peacock” to “proud” , compare “ass” to “foolish” ,compare“wolf” to “cruel” ,“l(fā)amb ”to“innocent”,“bird” to“ free”.1112 1.Bird (1) Kill two birds with one s

7、tone. 一箭雙雕；一舉兩得。 (2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。 (3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚，人以群分。 (4) Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣裝，馬要鞍。 (5) A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 聽音識(shí)鳥，聞言識(shí)人。 (6) Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鳥兒都愛聽自己唱。（自我欣賞） 13

8、 2. Cat (1) A cat has nine lives.貓有九條命；(吉人天相) (2) Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。 (3) Who will bell the cat? 誰(shuí)去給貓系鈴？（誰(shuí)愿意為大家冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)？） (4) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 貓偷吃奶油的時(shí)候總是閉著眼睛。（掩耳盜鈴） 14 3. Hen hen-party 女人聚會(huì)， She has invited all her girlfriends to a hen-party on Friday night. hen-pec

9、ked 懼內(nèi)的， Hes hen-pecked from morning to night. like a hen with one (only) chicken 大驚小怪的， Shes like a hen with only one chicken. mother hen （忙亂、小題大做的）女人， She fusses over them like a mother hen.15 4. Dog (1) Love me, love my dog. 愛屋及烏. (2) Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意時(shí)。 (3) Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事

10、生非。 (4) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。 (5) Dog does not eat dog. 同類不相殘。 (6) A son never thinks his mother ugly, and a dog never shuns its owners home however shabby it is.兒不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家貧。 165. Fish Big Fish 大人物 eg:The boss shows some big fish around the factory.Cold Fish 冷冰冰 eg: Sue is a cold fish.Fish in t

11、roubled waters 混水摸魚 eg : He fishes in the troubled waters of marital strife.have other fish to fry 另有它圖，Ive got plenty of other fish to fry.17 6. Horse (1) You can take a horse to the water, but you cant make him drink. 帶馬到河邊容易，逼馬飲水難。 (2) Dont ride the high horse. 勿擺架子。 (3) A horse may stumble on fo

12、ur feet. 馬有四條腿，亦有失蹄時(shí)。 18 a wolf in sheeps clothing “披著羊皮的狼披著羊皮的狼 ”19a black sheep “害群之馬害群之馬” 20a sheep among wolves “羊入虎口羊入虎口” 21enough to make a horse laugh “笑掉大牙笑掉大牙”22It rains cats and dogs. “瓢潑大雨瓢潑大雨”23The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream “掩耳盜鈴掩耳盜鈴”24see how the cat jumps “看風(fēng)使舵看風(fēng)使舵, 隨機(jī)應(yīng)變隨機(jī)應(yīng)變”- wait for the cat to jump 25When the cats away, the mice will play .“山中無(wú)老虎山中無(wú)老虎 猴子稱霸王猴子稱霸王”26Love me, love my dog愛屋及烏愛屋及烏27 Let the cat out of the bag!露出馬腳露出馬腳28Bleed like a pig血流如注血流如注29ConclusionWith