对于颜色中西文化差异-英文版

11、ThedifferentuseofcolorinChinaandWestern2、Causesofculturaldifferencesofcolors3、ConclusionColor2ThedifferentuseofcolorinChinaandWestern

3BlackWhiteYellowRed4Black:Inwestern,blacksymbolizesdevil,evil,painandmisfortunesoitiscalled“thedeadcolor”（死色）Example:“ablackvillian”（大坏蛋）“blackwords”（不吉利的话）“ablackletterday”（凶日）"black—hearted"（歹毒的）

5Black:InChina,blackisalwaysconnectedwithbadthings,disaster.Blacksymbolizesdisasterhere.

Example:“reactionarygang”(黑帮)“blackmarket”(黑市)“smuggledgoods”(黑货)“blacklist”(黑名单).6White:Inwestern,whitesymbolizesGod,angel,happinessandgoodness.

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

7White:IntheuseofChinese,whiteusuallycontainsfornothing,lookdownonanduseless.

Example:“nouse”(白搭)“gotowaste”(白费)“superciliouslook”(白眼)

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

Example:“brightyellow”(黄灿灿)“glisteningyellow”(黄澄澄)“aluckyday”(黄道吉日)

9Yellow:Yellowinthewesternhasfailedtoenjoysuchacourtesy.InEnglishculture,yellowisoftenconnectedwithdejected,sick.

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

10Red:Inwestern,redisalwaysstandforcruel,disaster,bloody.

Example:“redhands”（杀人的手）“becaughtred—handed”（当场被捕）“red—headed”（狂怒的）"red—lightdistrict"（红灯区）

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

Example:“redflag”(红旗)“theRedArmy”(红军)“redpoliticalpower”(红色政权)“revolutionarybasic”(红色根据地)12Causesofculturaldifferencesofcolors

ChineseemphasisonthedescriptionandthemodificationofthesurfaceofthingsWesternersfocusonunderstandingtheessenceandthelawofthings13Characteristic

Chinese:

intuitionandperception;throughintuition,inspirationandimagination

vaguenessandmysteryWesterners:abstractthinkingandlogicalreasoning

direct-viewingandclarity14It'sacolorfulworld