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英语论文
OnTheDifferenceBetweenChineseAndEnglishColorPhrase
姓名:
张萧萧
单位:
焦作市武陟木城一小
CONTENTS
Abstract...............................................................................................................3
Introduction.........................................................................................................4
Chapter1.Themeaningofthebasiccolorsinhumanlife.............................. 4
Chapter2.ThedifferentcultureperformanceoftheChinese-and-Englishphrase
2.1Thedifferenceinthehistorytradition...........................................5
2.2.Thedifferenceinracemental.........................................................6
2.3.Thedifferenceinthereligionandfaith...........................................7
2.4.Thedifferenceinliving condition...................................................7
Chapter3.Thedifferentinfluenceofculture upontheChinese-and-Englishcolorphrase......................................................................................................................8
3.1.ThesimilarityofassociationintheChinese-and-Englishcolorphrase..
3.2.ThedissimilarityofassociationintheChinese-and-Englishcolor
phrase...........................................................................................................................
Conclusion...............................................................................................................11
Biblogrphy................................................................................................................ 12
ABSTRACT
ColorphrasesinChineseandEnglishlanguagesareabundant.Acolorindifferentculturesymbolizesdifferentmeanings.Thesedifferencesofthesymbolmeaningsindifferentculturesareowingtothedifferencesonthehistorybackgroundandviewsonappreciatingbeauty.Itisdevelopedwiththesocietyandisakindofpermanentphenomenon.ThispaperisgoingtodiscusstheinfluenceofculturedevelopmenttothesymbolmeaningofthecolorphraseinChineseandEnglishlanguagesinthreeaspects.
[KeyWords]:
colorwords,symbolmeaning,culturalcomparisons
摘要
汉英中表示各种不同颜色的或色彩的词语都很丰富,不同的文化之中的颜色表示不同的意义。
这种不同的文化之间的颜色象征意义的差异是由于个个民族的文化历史背景,审美心理的不同而形成的,是在社会发展中形成的,是一种永久性的文化现象。
本文就从中西文化对比的角度来分析民族文化的发展对颜色词的象征意义的影响。
关键词:
颜色词;象征意义;文化对比
Introduction
ItisabundantthatcolorphraseinChineseandEnglishlanguages.Wedonotonlyneedtoknowthebasicmeaningsofthecolor,butalsothesymbolmeanings.Becausetheirsymbolmeanings usuallyhavedifferentcharacteristicsindifferentracesanddifferentlanguages.Acolorofthiskindofculture mayhaveanothermeaninginothercultures.Thesedifferencescomefromtheculturalhistorybackground,appreciatebeauty,historyofsociety,themeaningoftheinformationcontains.
Bytheviewofthescience,colorisakindofthebasiccharacteristicofthepeople'ssenseofvision.Thefeelingofpeopletowardtothecolorisdifferent.ThecolorscontentwithintheChinesecultureandtheirsymbolmeaninareveryabundant,andthesymbolmeaningsofthecolorphrasearediverse.Takeredforexample,redcomesfromthesun,inChinesecultureitisasignofgoodluck,but inwesterncultureitmeansbloodandterror.ThereforewhentheEnglish-ChineselinguistDavidHawketranslatethe"红楼梦'',hetranslateditas“TheStoryOfTheStone''.BecausehehadawaredthattheEnglishreadersmayassociateredwithviolenceandbleed.
Itseemsimportanttoknowthemeaningofthecolorinthelanguage,sothatwecancommunicateandunderstandeachothereasily.Theygivecolorstoourmodernlife.
Chpater1.
Themeaningofthebasiccolorinourlife
Asweallknow,therearesevenbasiccolorsinourlife,thatisred,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigoandpurple.Theyarethecolorofrainbow.First,theredistherulerofallpeopleasitisthecolorofblood,life's blood.Itisthecolorofdangerandbraveryaswell.What'smore,itisthecolorofpassionandlove,suchastheredrose.Second,orangeisthecolorofhealthandstrength.Thinkofcarrots,oranges...theyservetheneedsofhumanlifeandcarrythemostimportantvitaminsthoughitisscarce.Whenitfillstheskyatsunriseorsunset,wecanseeitsbeauty.Theyellowgivestheworldwarmth.Thesunisyellowexceptwhenitgoestobed,themoonisyellowandthestarsaswell.Everytimewhenyouseethesunflowers,youstarttosmile.Nextoneisthecolorgreen.Itisveryimportantinourlife.Greenisthesignofhopeandlife.Ifyoulookaround,thegrass,thetrees,theleaves...areallgreen.Withoutit,thereisnolifeintheworld.Similartogreen,blueisalsoveryimportanttous.Itisthecolorofseaandsky.Itisthewaterthatisthebasisoflife.Theskygivesusspaceandpeace.Theyareessentialinourlife.Indigoisthesignofsilence.Itrepresentsthoughtandreflection,twilightanddeepwater.Weneeditforbalanceandcontrast,andinnerpeaceaswell.Quitedifferentfromthesecolors,purpleisthecolorofromanticandpower,especiallytheemperorrights.Anditisalsoasignofwisdom.Whenarainwashestheworld,arainbowappearsinthesky.Wecanseethemtogetheratthesametime.
Therearemanyothercolors.Suchasthepink,akindofvariationoftheredcolor;blackisthecolorofmysteriousandmature;whiteisasignofcleanandpureandsomanyothercolors.Everycolorhasitsownmeaningandtheyaredifferentinmanyways.
Chapter2
ThedifferentcultureperformanceoftheChinese-and-Englishphrase
2.1Thedifferenceinthehistorytradition
IntheChineseculture,thecolorredisakindoftraditionalcolor.Itisakindofpleasedcolorthatsymbolizesthegoodluck,satisfactionandcanmakepeoplehappy.InChina,whentheNewYearcome,weusethereddecorationstodecorateourhouse,astheredlanternsandtheredcoupletiswrittenintheredpapers.Usuallywechildrencangettheredenvelopethatmoneyorgiftsarewrappedin.Onthenewcouple'sweddingday,thebrideswanttoweartheredweddingdressandthepleasedwordsareonthewalls,doors,andwindows.Wealsohavethewordslike"RedArmy''(红军),''redperson''(红人)etc.Inaword,redisajauntinesscolorinChina.Butinwesternculture,thecolorredusuallymeanstobleed,terroranddanger,evenwillmakepeoplethinkofviolence,dangerousasitisthecolorofblood.Thebloodinthewesternpeople'seyeistodashaboutin''theliquidofthelife''.Oncethebloodflowstodripdown,theflowerofthelifealsofades.That'sthereasonwhytheyhavethiskindofthoughts.Asinthewords”redflag'',''red-lightdistrict'',''redalert'',''redcard'',redhereallmeanominousanddangerous.Asforthecommendatorythered,itreceivesbenefitsintheexchangesandthefusionbetweendifferentculture,asintheexamples:
theredcarpet,andthe red-letterday.
ThecolorwhiteinChinaiscontrarytothecolorred.Itisalwaysassociatedwithbadomenandisthecolorofdeath.Sincetheancienttime,mostpeopledonotlikeit.Theythoughtthatthewhiteisdriedupandhavenoblood,itislifeless,symboldeathandominous.Whenapeopledies,werelativesdo''whitematter''forhim;wearthewhiteclothestoexpressoursadness.Generallyspeaking,thewhitebecomesakindofcolortobeforbiddeninChineseculture.Howeverinthewesternpubliceyes,thewhiteisGod,angel,cleanandpure.Soitisakindofimportantcolorinwesternculture.Whentheyholdwedding,thebrideswantstowearthewhiteweddingdress.Thereforethewhiteisusedbroadlyinthewestonthewedding.[1]It symbolizesthepurebutevil,asin''awhitespirt'',''whitemarket'',''awhitelie''etc.Inmyopinion,itisquitedifferentfromtheChineseview.
Thecultureisacomplicatedbodyanditincludestheknowledge,faith,arts,customs,laws,society,etc.Languageisapartofculturenaturallyandthesocietywehumanlivecannotgetawayfromtheculture.Ofcourseweknowthattheculturehasfreshandclearrace.Differentcultureswillpresentdifferentappearancesandhavedifferentreflectionsonthelanguage.Itisclearthatthesymbolmeaningofthecolorisaffectedbythehistory.
2.2Thedifferenceinracemental
Asamatteroffact,differentraceshavedifferentviews.‘Theracementalstateislikeanundergroundofagloomriverflowingintherockoftherealizationoftherace,flowinginthebloodofthatrace''.[2]Inthementallycharacteristicofthewesternpeopleandthewaytheythreatproblems,thereusuallyexistthedifferences.InChineseandEnglishraces,thedifferentcolorphrasemaybeusedfortheobjectiveideathatdescribesthesamekindofmaterial.JustaswhentheEnglishspeak‘theblacktea',theChinesesay‘theredtea'.Whycanthesamethingbedescribedbytwodifferentcolors?
WeknowthattheBritishfixonthecoloroftheteabuttheChinesefixonthethingsinthetea.Thisisbecausethetworacesobservethethingsindifferentwaysandsometimesseethethingsinantionmy.InEnglishlanguage,thereisaword''blackandwhite'',itmeans''白纸黑字''inChinese.Thewhiterepresentsthelightcolorwhiletheblackrepresentstheheavycolor.AndtheChineseliketoputthelightlycolorinfront,puttheheavilyoneinthebehind,soitbecomesadependablemode;theEnglishliketoputtheheavilyforefaceandthelightlyinthebehindandthenbecomesanunstablemode.
Again,wetake''yellow''forexample,theyellowisthecolorofemperorinChinesefeudalisticsociety,andsymbolizesthepowerof
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