中西方動物文化差異課件

中國石油大學(xué)（華東）CHINAUNIVERSITYOFPETROLEUM肖柳勝

Z12040265TheanimalculturaldifferencesbetweenChineseandforeigners中國石油大學(xué)（華東）肖柳勝Theanimalcultur1ThesameanimalhasdifferentmeaninginChineseandforeignlanguages??.1、PositiveinEnglish,butnegativeinChinese:dog、owl、bear;2、NegativeinEnglish,butPositiveinChinese:bat、peacock.Thesameanimalhasdifferent2WHY？WHY？31、DOGS

ChinesecontemptdogadoglooksdownotherpeopleEvenawormwillturnUngrateful（狼心狗肺)AdogbitesontheStrengthofhismastersposition

Thedogcan'tchangeeatshit…….Butinwesterncountrieshelpadogoverastill(助人度過難關(guān))braveandloyaltyaluckydog(幸運兒)loveme,lovemydogasfaithfulasadog1、DOGSChinesecontemptdogBu42、CatChineseareveryfondofcat

Whetherblackorwhite,itcancatchmiceisagoodcatThecatcan‘tchangeeatfishy貓改不了吃腥Butinwesternculturerebelliousschemeofwoman.(包藏禍心的女人）blackcat(黑貓)在信仰基督教的國家被認為是魔鬼化身oldcat指脾氣壞的老太婆barber’scat指“面有病容饑色的人”2、CatChineseareveryfondof53、BEARWesternersbelievethatbearisveryfierce,dangerousanimal,alsomanythinkthezooorwildzooforestbearnaughtyandfunny.ButneverlikeChinesepeoplethinksobearbrainless,incompetenceanduseless.3、BEARWesternersbelievethat64、LOACHInmostwestern

：loachisjustakindoffish.Chinesepeopledothinkitverytricky.4、LOACHInmostwestern：loach7However,theChinesefeartoseeorhearowls，becauseitmeansbadluck.5、OWLWesternerssawowls

asasymbolofwisdomveryseriousandhasagoodbrain

aswiseasanowl，owlishHowever,theChinesefeartos8FortheChinesepeople,batsarelucky,healthyandhappysymbol.蝙蝠（福）。6、BATWesternerssawbat

badcharacteristics

ugly,evil,suckingthefigureoftheanimal

asblindasabat有眼無珠havebatsinthebelfry異想天開FortheChinesepeople,batsa9Formostwesternersthelionisthekingofbeasts.AndBritishcandidatelionastheirnationalsymbols.majesticasalion像獅子一樣雄偉regalasalion獅子般莊嚴InChineseculture,Thelionisbutafiercepowerfulanimal.Gold-lioncan’tbetranslated

to“金獅”，because“金獅”soundslike“今死”,so“金喜來”and“金得冷”maybebetter.7、LIONFormostwesternersthelioni10Westernersemphasizethepeacockproudside.asproudasapeacock

孔雀般驕傲

playthepeacock

沾沾自喜Chinesepayattentiontohertailofbeauty.beautifulandlucky.8、PEACOCKWesternersemphasizethepeaco119、PHOENIXInChineseculture

Phoenixisthekingofbirds

asymbolofimperialpower

Auspiciousprosperitybroughtbythedragonandthephoenix龍鳳成祥Inwesternculture

Pure純潔

regenerate再生revival復(fù)活9、PHOENIXInChinesecultureIn1210、DRAGONInChineseculture

thesymbolofluck

NobleandProsperity高貴和繁榮Descendantsofthedragon龍的傳人Inwesterncultureabloodthirstyincarnate

Evilandcruelty邪惡兇殘10、DRAGONInChinesecultureIn1311、SEASWALLOWWesterners

takeseaswallowasheralddisaster,violentanimal.InChinesecultureisthesymbolofcourageTheseaswallowbravebravedthestormtenaciouslysoar11、SEASWALLOWWesternersInCh14SorrowandDesolateinChineseculture.12、CRICKETInwesternculturehappyandluckyasmerryasacricketSorrowandDesolateinChinese1513、CRANEInChineseculturesymbolpropitiousandlongevitybecomestheChinesefavoritebirdInforeigncountryanadulteress“淫婦”inFrenchInEnglish,itonlyrefertoaveryordinarybird

13、CRANEInChinesecultureInf1614、COCKInChinesecultureRoosterssingingandtheworld“雄雞一唱天下白”

Thegoldenrooster“金雞報喜”Roostersong,thatisbright,happyeventcomes雄雞鳴唱，光明即來，喜事隨之而來InforeigncountryIt’sOrdinary“金雞”can’tbetranslated

toGoldenCock,becauseCockmeansMaleorgan(男性的性器官)inEnglish

14、COCKInChinesecultureInfo17InChinesecultureNationaltreasure國寶

It’slovedbymostpeopleInforeigncountryPandaisunpopularinthecountriesoftheIslamic(伊斯蘭教)faith,becauseit’slikeapig

15、PANDAInChinesecultureInforeignc18InChinesecultureDocile,obedientanimals

溫順、聽話InforeigncountryGoatmeans“l(fā)echer”,“victim”色鬼犧牲品InEnglish,sheep

meansgoodman，goatmeansbad16、SHEEPInChinesecultureInforeignc19InChineseculturesymbol“Auspicious","noble”phoenixfeathersandunicornhorns“鳳毛麟角”InforeigncountryKiriniscalledunicorninEnglish“Unicorn”istheholysymbolofJesus“耶穌基督的圣潔

17、KIRINInChinesecultureInforeignc20InChinesecultureConsideredtobe"luckybird"Symbolizehappy,luckyMagpiecall,happyeventto“喜鵲叫，喜事到”InforeigncountryInEnglishmagpieisusedtoanalogynaggingchatterbox愛嘮叨、喋喋不休InSweden,itassociatedwithwitchcraft巫術(shù)

18、MAGPIEInChinesecultureInforeignc21Asaretalkedabovehaveyougotit?Thankyouforlistening.AsaretalkedaboveThankyouf22中國石油大學(xué)（華東）CHINAUNIVERSITYOFPETROLEUM肖柳勝

Z12040265TheanimalculturaldifferencesbetweenChineseandforeigners中國石油大學(xué)（華東）肖柳勝Theanimalcultur23ThesameanimalhasdifferentmeaninginChineseandforeignlanguages??.1、PositiveinEnglish,butnegativeinChinese:dog、owl、bear;2、NegativeinEnglish,butPositiveinChinese:bat、peacock.Thesameanimalhasdifferent24WHY？WHY？251、DOGS

ChinesecontemptdogadoglooksdownotherpeopleEvenawormwillturnUngrateful（狼心狗肺)AdogbitesontheStrengthofhismastersposition

Thedogcan'tchangeeatshit…….Butinwesterncountrieshelpadogoverastill(助人度過難關(guān))braveandloyaltyaluckydog(幸運兒)loveme,lovemydogasfaithfulasadog1、DOGSChinesecontemptdogBu262、CatChineseareveryfondofcat

Whetherblackorwhite,itcancatchmiceisagoodcatThecatcan‘tchangeeatfishy貓改不了吃腥Butinwesternculturerebelliousschemeofwoman.(包藏禍心的女人）blackcat(黑貓)在信仰基督教的國家被認為是魔鬼化身oldcat指脾氣壞的老太婆barber’scat指“面有病容饑色的人”2、CatChineseareveryfondof273、BEARWesternersbelievethatbearisveryfierce,dangerousanimal,alsomanythinkthezooorwildzooforestbearnaughtyandfunny.ButneverlikeChinesepeoplethinksobearbrainless,incompetenceanduseless.3、BEARWesternersbelievethat284、LOACHInmostwestern

：loachisjustakindoffish.Chinesepeopledothinkitverytricky.4、LOACHInmostwestern：loach29However,theChinesefeartoseeorhearowls，becauseitmeansbadluck.5、OWLWesternerssawowls

asasymbolofwisdomveryseriousandhasagoodbrain

aswiseasanowl，owlishHowever,theChinesefeartos30FortheChinesepeople,batsarelucky,healthyandhappysymbol.蝙蝠（福）。6、BATWesternerssawbat

badcharacteristics

ugly,evil,suckingthefigureoftheanimal

asblindasabat有眼無珠havebatsinthebelfry異想天開FortheChinesepeople,batsa31Formostwesternersthelionisthekingofbeasts.AndBritishcandidatelionastheirnationalsymbols.majesticasalion像獅子一樣雄偉regalasalion獅子般莊嚴InChineseculture,Thelionisbutafiercepowerfulanimal.Gold-lioncan’tbetranslated

to“金獅”，because“金獅”soundslike“今死”,so“金喜來”and“金得冷”maybebetter.7、LIONFormostwesternersthelioni32Westernersemphasizethepeacockproudside.asproudasapeacock

孔雀般驕傲

playthepeacock

沾沾自喜Chinesepayattentiontohertailofbeauty.beautifulandlucky.8、PEACOCKWesternersemphasizethepeaco339、PHOENIXInChineseculture

Phoenixisthekingofbirds

asymbolofimperialpower

Auspiciousprosperitybroughtbythedragonandthephoenix龍鳳成祥Inwesternculture

Pure純潔

regenerate再生revival復(fù)活9、PHOENIXInChinesecultureIn3410、DRAGONInChineseculture

thesymbolofluck

NobleandProsperity高貴和繁榮Descendantsofthedragon龍的傳人Inwesterncultureabloodthirstyincarnate

Evilandcruelty邪惡兇殘10、DRAGONInChinesecultureIn3511、SEASWALLOWWesterners

takeseaswallowasheralddisaster,violentanimal.InChinesecultureisthesymbolofcourageTheseaswallowbravebravedthestormtenaciouslysoar11、SEASWALLOWWesternersInCh36SorrowandDesolateinChineseculture.12、CRICKETInwesternculturehappyandluckyasmerryasacricketSorrowandDesolateinChinese3713、CRANEInChineseculturesymbolpropitiousandlongevitybecomestheChinesefavoritebirdInforeigncountryanadulteress“淫婦”inFrenchInEnglish,itonlyrefertoaveryordinarybird

13、CRANEInChinesecultureInf3814、COCKInChinesecultureRoosterssingingandtheworld“雄雞一唱天下白”

Thegoldenrooster“金雞報喜”Roostersong,thatisbright,happyeventcomes雄雞鳴唱，光明即來，喜事隨之而來InforeigncountryIt’sOrdinary“金雞”can’tbetranslated

toGoldenCock,becauseCockmeansMaleorgan(男性的性器官)inEnglish

14、COCKInChinesecultureInfo39InChinesecultureNationaltreasure國寶

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