Language and Culture （下）

1、Language and Culture 下2.4blueitseesthatblueisafavrablerdthinese#0;thebluesky,asftenasnt,anaruseustyearnfrabetterfuture;theblueseafullfunertaintyinduesbundlessiaginatin.naturally,etakeitfrgrantedthatthefaussnglveisblueequalsarantilvestry.inesternulture,hever,bluedesntassiateithhappinessandiaginatin,b

2、utglanddepressin.hehasbeeninablued(rhavingtheblues)hisexaple,thsetterseanasadrglyd.siilarly,abluendayarriesthesaefeeling.usuallyafterthehappyeekends,earelikelytfeelrelutanttattendshlrgbaktrk,thusingtheexpressin-abluendaythatanbeaeptedandunderstdbybthul

3、tures.blueisalsftenassiatedithhighsialstatusrbeingaristrati.heisarealbluebldeansheisfranaristratifaily.inadditin,inu.s.,abkiththenaesffausfigures,espeiallytpgvernentffiials,isalledbluebk.hereisretpleenttherdlistfblue.blueabutthegills#0;indepressinbluedevils#0;depressinandglbluefil#0;ertifilinhinese,

4、eallit黄色电影(ayellfilliterally).neinabluen#0;urringnlyneinathusandyearsblueinthefae#0;lkpastyblueurder#0;hrriblesreaingandshutssingtheblues#0;inlspirits;verydepressedutftheblue#0;athunderfrthelearsky;thesuddeningfsethingunexpetedenglishhasthetergreen-eyedrgreenithenvy,btheaningjealusandenvius.hever,in

5、hinese,theexpressinusedtdesribethesaefeelingis眼红r红眼病(literallyred-eyed)#0;attallydifferentlrfrthesaefeeling!inenglish,greenalsindiateslakinginexperiene,asseeninthephrasegreenhandandgreenhrn.thefrersuggestssenehisinexperienedandiature.thelattersuggestsaniigranthisntfailiarithlalustsruntravelled.bythe

6、ay,thehineseexpressin戴绿帽子literallytearagreenhateanstbeaukld.ifetranslateitrdbyrd,isunderstandingrnfusinillarise.henpairedithdifferentrds,itseaningisdifferent.thefllingexaplesellillustrateitsvariususages.greenapple#0;unripeapplegreenbak#0;usdllarsgreenfrtheshl#0;freshfrtheshlgreenhuse#0;aaringhusegiv

7、ethegreenlighttsebdy#0;allsenetdsethingagreenldage#0;bearnesageellgreenper#0;ightypergreenrevlutin#0;agriulture-relatedrefrgreenr#0;thedraingrfratrsandatressesgtthegreend#0;tbetheherinthed2.6yellyellappearsinsuhhineseexpressinsas黄色书刊，黄色电影，黄色音乐.shuldtheybetranslatedasyellbks,yellvies,yellusi?fursent.

8、eanreplae黄色ithfilthy,bsene,rvulgar.inenglish,ehavethephraseyelljurnalishihlaystuhephasisnsandalsrexaggeratestherdinarynestasensatinaldegree,setiesevenithdistrtin.siilarly,ehaveyellpages(黄页)bthinhineseandenglish.thisisabkiththetelephnenubersfdifferentshps,businesses,rganizatins,et.,arrangedintherderf

9、differentategries.yellpagesisaveryusefulhandbkhsepagesareyell,butthententisntyellinthehinesesense.generallyspeaking,yellistseextentdergatrythatarriesthenntatinsfardie,jealusy,suspiinandnteptibility.hereistheprf.yellalert#0;alertinadvaneyellby#0;gldinayelldg#0;anteptiblepersnayelldgntrat#0;antratsign

10、edintheprenditinthattheeplyeeillntjininthelabruninthesearandyellleaf#0;anldageyelllks#0;suspiiuslksyellstreak#0;tendingtbeardandhiken-hearted2.7purpleinenglish,heeyefesterners,purpleisthesyblfeperrandper.inpartiular,thepurplereferstthethrneftheeperr

11、rtheppe.“tbebrninthepurpleeans“tbebrninaryalfaily;“tberaisedtthepurpleeans“tbeprtedtthepsitinasappe;“purplepassageseans“tflridrds,et.inhinese,ehave红得发紫,eaningppularttheextree.here,purpleindiatesthedegreefppularity(红).hereisre:arryintthepurple#0;arryintafailyfhighsialpsitinpurplepathes#0;ppuspassages

12、turnpurpleithrage#0;flyintafurypurpleheart#0;(us)aninsigniaaardedtthseundedinthebattle2.8greygreyisftenusedtsuggestdarkness,sulleneather,bluedrglyutlk.frinstanes,helksgreyandtired.theprspetfthearketisgrey.heisagrey-hairedann.greyalssuggestsisdandtat,asinthefllingexpressins:greyisd,greyatter,andgrayb

13、eard.therlrshavesenntatinsasell,butillntbedisussedhere.hapter3ardingttheabveparisnandanalysis,eanseethattherearedistintdifferenesbeteenthelrrdsinhineseandenglish.seties,hineseayntusethelrrdshentheyareusedinenglishexpressinsandvieversa.letusseeafeexaplesntainingthehineseharater红.红人#0;afavriteithsebdy

14、inper红榜#0;hnrrll红利#0;bnus;extradividend红运#0;gdluk红光满面#0;nesfaeglingithhealth脸红#0;blush红茶#0;blaktea红绿灯#0;traffilightibelievetheabve-entinedexaplesaplyillustratethepint.nanyasins,itisntthebasieaningfthelrthatfuntins,buttheprfundulturalassiatinsrelatedtthelrthatfuntins.thatistsay,thedifferenesinusinglr

15、rdsbeteenhineseandenglishstanduthenthelrrdstheselvesdntplayaniprtantpart.tfatrsayhelptillustrate.firstisthelanguageitself.thereareanydifferenesintheharateristisfbthlanguages.englishrdsareharaterizedbyflexibility.nerdislikelythavedifferenteaningsindifferentntexts.parativelyspeaking,theeaningfhineserd

16、sreainsfixed.hineseisfeaturedbystandard,rigrandpreisenessinhsingtherds.letstaketherdgreenfrexaple.greengainsertainneeaninghenassiatediththephrasegreenrevlutinandhenitisusedalne,itstillarriesthateaning.hever,greeninhineseilllsetheeaningunlessitisbinedithrevlutinrtherrdsinsiilar.sendisthefatrbeyndthelanguage,hihinludestheulturalfatrssuhasdifferentusts,traditinsandultur