英語(yǔ)中外的顏色文化差異-(課堂課件)

CultureDifferenceof

ColorWords

byYiYang1

CultureDifferenceof

C2顏色Color&CultureThesymbolicsignificanceofvariouscolorsindifferentnationallanguagesoftendiffersalotinfeature,someofwhichevenarouseadvocatingandtaboostowardscolorsrespectively.Thesymbolicsignificanceofthisdifferenceincolorbetweendifferentculturesisduetothedifferentculturalandhistoricalbackground.

2顏色Color&CultureThesymbolicRED3

RED34顏色REDinchinaSinceredcoloristhesymbolofgoodluck,happiness,success,health,harmony,peaceandprosperity.

4顏色REDinchina5顏色REDinWesternculturesRedisthecolorofblood,symbolizinglife,passionandenthusiasm,celebration,andconfidence.Ontheotherhand,redalsosymbolizestemper,anger,danger,crimeandviolence,becauseitistheGodofWar.

5顏色REDinWesterncultures6

6ANGER7

ANGER7REDWHITE8

REDWHITE89顏色WHITEinchinawhitesymbolizespurity,brightnessandclearness.ExpressionsofnegativemeaningswithwhitemaydatebacktotheperiodfromHantoTangdynastywhen

referringtothepopulaceweresopoorthattheycouldnotaffordtodyethecloth,thenwhitebegantobeassociatedwithpoverty.Itwassaidghostsorspiritsusuallyappearedinwhite.Thenwhitebegantobeassociatedwithdeathandwasusedtosymbolizeterrorandevil.

9顏色WHITEinchina10WHITEinwesterncultureInwesternculture,abridewearsalongwhiteskirtandveilandholdsawhitelilyattheweddingceremony,becausethecolortraditionallysymbolizespurity,holiness,cleanness,openness,truth,honesty,kindness.

10WHITEinwesternWhite英語(yǔ)中的white有時(shí)表達(dá)的含義，與漢語(yǔ)中的“白色”沒有什么關(guān)系whitelie善意的謊言whitecoffee牛奶咖啡treatsbwhite公正地對(duì)待某人whitegas

無(wú)鉛汽油whitebear

北極熊whitecity

游樂場(chǎng)

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White英語(yǔ)中的white有時(shí)表達(dá)的含義，whiteBIACK12

BIACK1213顏色BLACKinchinablackwasregardedasthekingofallcolorsinancientchinaandthesinglecolorworshipedthelongest.blackalsosymbolizesdeath,fearandillegalforces.

13顏色BLACKinchinaDEATH14

DEATH14Disaster15

Disaster1516顏色BLACKinWesternculturesInEnglishculture,blackisatabootodeathandillomen,andforeignersusuallywornatfuneralstoexpresssadnessandheavymood.So,blackisusuallyassociatedwithhopelessness,gloominess,wickedness,eventoexpressangeranddeath.

16顏色BLACKinWesternculturesEvil17

Evil17Dark18

Dark18YELLOW19

YELLOW1920顏色YellowinchinaPower,majestythecentreisyellow

20顏色Yellowinchina21

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2223顏色Yellowinwesterncultureyellowsymbolizesabjection,suspicion.BecauseofJudas,whobetrayedJesus,woreayellowrobe.