《英语的颜色词》PPT课件.ppt

1、Implication of color terms,11/8/2020,We live in a colorful world, and words denoting colors for part of the nuclear vocabulary of almost every language.,11/8/2020,Color terms are very important in both English and Chinese literature. Many book titles contain color terms.,Green Hills of Africa (Ernes

2、t Hemingway) The Scarlet letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne) White Fang (Jack London),However, in English it is usually considered there are eleven basic colors, namely white, black, grey, brown, red, green, yellow, blue, purple, orange, pink.,Basic Colors,In Chinese 赤、橙、黄、绿、青、蓝、紫，the seven colors in the r

3、ainbow, are thought to be the basic colors.,The Chinese 绿、青、蓝 are three colors, but their corresponding words in English are only two: “green” and “blue”. So 青 can only be translated as green or blue.,青菜：green vegetables 青椒：green pepper 青山：green mountain 青天（蓝天/苍天）：blue sky 青砖：blue brick 青 can also r

4、efer to black. 青布：black cloth 青衫：black gown 青丝：black hair,颜色词属于文化限定词，具有强烈的民族文化特征，每个民族都有自己的颜色观。,在不同的民族文化中，同一种颜色表达不同的文化心理，引起不同的联想，具有不同的文化内涵。,Red,红 and “red” have quite different connotations in Chinese and English as is determined by the two different cultures behind the two languages.,红 stands for ju

5、bilation in Chinese so in the past the bride usually wore red dresses (many still do the same today). One of the extended meanings of 红stands for wealth and nobility. 朱门 and 红楼both refer to dwellings of the upper class.,Though many people in Britain are fond of red, its association is very different

6、 in the English mind. David Hawkes 红楼梦The Story of the Stone 贾宝玉 “怡红公子” Green Boy 怡红院 the House of Green Delight 悼红轩 Nostalgia Studio,D. Synonyms,枣红 桔红 宝石红 桃红 樱桃红 玛瑙红 珊瑚红 铁红 粉红 梅红 莲红 猩红 胭脂红,soft red; rose bloom plum; crimson dark red; dull red peach blossom cherry salmon pink; jujube red lotus red i

7、ron oxide red scarlet red; blood red rouge red ruby red agate red coral,暗红,I. Red,In English culture 1. “Celebration” red letter day “纪念日”或“喜庆的日子” to paint the town red 恭喜恭喜!让我们好好庆祝一下 2. “In debt” redfigure 赤字 inthered 亏损,3.Voilance red battle 血战 4. Communalism red belt 赤化区 better red than dead 用于表示

8、美国人民宁可受共产党的统治，也不要 死于核战争。,In Chinese culture,1.Happiness 红利 dividend 红火 prosperous 红包 red envelop 红运 goodluck 红事 wedding,2. Success AndthefairyDisenchantmentperformstheDreamof_ Days. 贾宝玉品茶栊翠庵，刘姥姥醉窝怡红院。 JiaBaoyutastessomesuperiorteaat_ BowerHermitage; AndGrannieLiusamplesthesleeping accommodationat_ D

9、elights.,Golden,Green,Green,英语中大写Red意指“左翼政治主张”、“共产主义者”。 Red-hunter 迫害共产主义者或进步分子的人 Get red “赤化” red 也成为“政治上激进”的代名词,red在经济贸易词汇里象征“赤字、亏损、负债”。,red letter 经济活动中支出多于收入的差额数字 in the red/red ink 亏损 get into red 出现赤字、发生亏损 get out of the red 不再亏损 red tip on the stock market 股票市场最新行情,Green 绿色,As a color liked b

10、y most people, “green” is often used to refer to plants: green belt 绿化带，防护林 green fingers 园艺技能 green winter: a winter without snowing as the trees and grass remain green. green revolution: agricultural revolution “green lungs of the city” - parks green food 绿色食品,Look at this sentence:,If digital cas

11、h was this easy to use, people would stop using the green stuff. 一旦数字货币使用起来真的可以这么方便，人们就不再需要使用货币/现金了。,American bank notes are called “greenbacks” green stuff: banknotes,George Washington,green power 金钱的力量,With a Ph.D., he thought he could get a greener paycheck. 他觉得有了博士学位，可以得到更优厚的薪水。,rich, with much

12、money,Do you see green in my eye?,lack of experience green hand, green horn 新手 你看我是好欺骗的吗？ =Do you think I have no experience so you can deceive me?,3. Lack of experience &knowledge Eg: Thenewtypistisgreenatherjob. 刚来的打字员是个生手。 YoucannotexpectMarytodobusinesswith suchpeople.Sheisonlyeighteenandasgreen

13、asgrass. 你不能指望玛丽同这样的人做生意，她只有十八岁，还毫无经验。,Another connotative meaning of green is jealousy. green-eyed monster 红眼病 (pink eye) Red-eye: the undesirable effect in flash photography of people appearing to have red eyes caused by a reflection from the retina. red-eye flight: a flight on which a passenger cannot expect to get much sleep on account of the time of departure or arrival.,Green also means “full of vigor or vitality”.,Her grand children wished her a green old age. 他的孙儿们祝福她健康长寿。 Though in the green, he may not be equal to the task. 尽管他年富力强，不见得能胜任这项任务。,“How ol