對于顏色中西文化差異-英文版

11、ThedifferentuseofcolorinChinaandWestern2、Causesofculturaldifferencesofcolors3、ConclusionColor2ThedifferentuseofcolorinChinaandWestern

3BlackWhiteYellowRed4Black:Inwestern,blacksymbolizesdevil,evil,painandmisfortunesoitiscalled“thedeadcolor”（死色）Example:“ablackvillian”（大壞蛋）“blackwords”（不吉利的話）“ablackletterday”（兇日）"black—hearted"（歹毒的）

5Black:InChina,blackisalwaysconnectedwithbadthings,disaster.Blacksymbolizesdisasterhere.

Example:“reactionarygang”(黑幫)“blackmarket”(黑市)“smuggledgoods”(黑貨)“blacklist”(黑名單).6White:Inwestern,whitesymbolizesGod,angel,happinessandgoodness.

Example:“whitehands”（公正廉潔的）“awhiteday”（吉日）"daysmarkedwithawhitestone"（幸福的日子）

7White:IntheuseofChinese,whiteusuallycontainsfornothing,lookdownonanduseless.

Example:“nouse”(白搭)“gotowaste”(白費(fèi))“superciliouslook”(白眼)

8Yellow:IntraditionalcultureofChina,yellowis“thecolorofemperor”(帝王之色).

Example:“brightyellow”(黃燦燦)“glisteningyellow”(黃澄澄)“aluckyday”(黃道吉日)

9Yellow:Yellowinthewesternhasfailedtoenjoysuchacourtesy.InEnglishculture,yellowisoftenconnectedwithdejected,sick.

Example:“yellow—dog”（卑劣的人）"yellow—livered"（膽小的）"yellowlooks"（陰沉多疑的神色）

10Red:Inwestern,redisalwaysstandforcruel,disaster,bloody.

Example:“redhands”（殺人的手）“becaughtred—handed”（當(dāng)場被捕）“red—headed”（狂怒的）"red—lightdistrict"（紅燈區(qū)）

11Red:InChina,redisinthenameofhappy,success,luckyandloyal,whichusesfrequently.

Example:“redflag”(紅旗)“theRedArmy”(紅軍)“redpoliticalpower”(紅色政權(quán))“revolutionarybasic”(紅色根據(jù)地)12Causesofculturaldifferencesofcolors

ChineseemphasisonthedescriptionandthemodificationofthesurfaceofthingsWesternersfocusonunderstandingtheessenceandthelawofthings13Characteristic

Chinese:

intuitionandperception;throughintuition,inspirationandimagination

vaguenessandmysteryWesterners:abstractthinkingandlogicalreasoning

direct-viewingandclarity14It'sacolorfulworld