英汉颜色词汇翻译与文化内涵

1、There are milli ons of kinds of thin gs, each have unique color. peopleWith color words to illustrate thousand color than the color. Therefore, the diversity of thin gs, caused the diversity of color, color diversity, there n eeds to be rich Color words to illustrate, the color word distinguishing j

2、ust fine and accurate, and it is cultural,a sign of civilization and prosperity, is precisely based on this starting point, this article will Discuss some of the major cultural conno tati on of color words and their tran slati on methods.1. The cultural connotation of color wordsColor word is the Ia

3、n guage used to describe things in all sorts of color words.Due to the role of the com mon huma n culture, and the culture of mutual in filtrati on and con verge neeThe in flue nce of differe nt n ati on alities ofte n give the same to a certa in colorConno tati on. En thusiastic, for example, red i

4、s a symbol of festival and forge ahead; gree nColor is the color of life, display of youth and vitality thriving vitality; whitePure and simple but elega nt, contains the holy flawless and simplicity of natureHowever,And, although this is gen erally to the un dersta nding of the n atural scene and f

5、eelCon siste nt, but due to customs, geographical en viro nment, way of thinking, religi onReligi on, n ati onal psychology and Ian guage expressi on differe nces, eachColors for differe nt eth nic groups in the visual and psychological triggered by the leagueWant to, the meaning of the symbol, cont

6、ains the meaning is differe nt. As a culturalLan guage workers, it is n ecessary for us to color word in the developme nt of huma n civilizati onHistory is the unique cultural conno tati on.1.1 redThe founder of the warring states period five, paper compares zouyan think: south rosefi nch, bel ong t

7、oThe fire, the color red. In China, therefore, red is the color of fire and blood. In additi onChin ese also see it as happy, auspicious, victory, good or popularThe symbol. I n Chin ese, red is always associated with marry,Such as gaudy, PiG on gGuaLu. Good start refers to an ope n jobYou made good

8、 grades. Popular means good luck, the starRefers to the esteem, bus in ess prosperous means prosperity. Red is likeSymbolizes revolution, the proletariat and socialist, appeared in the history of redTowels and the red light , red army, red political power, red rootAccord ing to , red and desig ned,

9、after the liberati on the five-star red flag became the kin gdom of ChinaThe flag. In literary works, the beauty or pretty refers to the faceWoma n, with red best friend or red chamber refers to a silver spo on in his mouth the daughters attic.Some of the dramas blush hero character is con sidered t

10、o be loyal.In en glish-speak ing coun tries, red for faith and love, inSome Eucharist ceremony wearing red said the love, the red in the literature and artColor is pleased, blood red is a symbol of fortitude. In the churchAct the role of the red for the holy spirit coming or for miss martyrs martyrd

11、om. In the UKLan guage idioms, red also related to econo mic activities, such as go into the redAs a losses, red ink (deficit), in the red (at), red tipThe latest in tellige nee) on the stock market (service market. In additi on, seeRed means nu ts, paint the tow n red is alcohol con sumpti onLe , t

12、ow n, go red is reacti onary group in capitalist coun triesTo address the communists of the word red.1.2 gree nIn Chinese, the word green cuckold son, namelyA pers ons wife havi ng an affair with others. In con trast, Gree n in En glishThere is more tha n one word: com monly used to represe nt a jea

13、lousy, en vy, such asGree n with envy (en vy), gree n as jealousy,In Shakespeares famous tragedy Othellothe gree n - eyed mon ster(pro mon ster, refers to the phrase jealous). Is usually used for tableNo experie nee in shallow, lack of training, kno wledge, etc., such as gree n hand tableNovice, gre

14、e nhorn means no experie nee or i n a new landDont un dersta nd habits of the local people, the term is ofte n used for immigra ntsWith a slightly n egative .In additi on, a gree n old age also refers toHappy life or p in k-cheeked elderly. I n En glish, and the gree nColor also related to economy,

15、such as gree n, pound (gree n), gree nThe field project (new project), gree n power (the power of mon ey).1.3 yellowYellow in Chin ese history, is regarded as the color of the sacred, orthodox, itsThe main reason is that Chinese ancestors lived in the loess plateau, the Chinese cultureOrigi nated fr

16、om the Yellow River bas in. The book of songs set biography said positive color of yellow, the cen tral soil.After the sui and tang dynasties, the emperor wore the yellow dragon robe. I was the king of the ADWith weap ons, the later the ceremonial of Kin gs. The easter n han dyn asty Taoism esteem o

17、f hua ng LaoAnd garments are yellow. All previous dynasties imperial edict of the emperor are written in the bookYellow cloth. History of yellow paper is also used in writing official documents, make thinCopies and print royal assent history, painting spirits to ward off bad luck charms or for sacri

18、fice,In the han n ati on ality traditi onal culture, yellow refers to lucky, good, such as yellowGood day , chrysa nthemum the min ds. but it is in teresti ng to note that Chin ese are yellowDerogatory color, such as yellow symbol of babbittry, and decade nt, theVulgar obsce ne content, has a tenden

19、cy to serious porno graphic literature works of artFor yellow movies, books and periodicals, yellow yellow music. Yellow is also sometimes referred to asFailure, failed, such as: the deal yellow, pipe-dream.In British literature and art, yellow represents loyalty, wisdom, firmnessAnd the glory .In C

20、hristia n art, judas, who was betra ying him, alwaysIs wearing a yellow dress. In the English idioms, turn yellow meansTimid, yellow around the gills refers to (due to ill ness or fear)His face pale, yellow dog is coward!1.4 the blueThe blue in Chin ese mea ns with blue dye could be smartweed herbac

21、eous pla ntsBlue. Existing in the book of songs about folk mining aizen green description, the visibleBlue has bee n widely used in an cie nt times. In the ancient Chin ese worksGreen, green and pale contains the meaning of the blue, there are green forThe blue . The ancient low-level officials and

22、Confucian scholars both in blue. In the Ming dyn astyRoyal blue and sapphire .In the qing dyn asty official uni forms are as azurite or blue, threeOfficials Dai Minglan top, below 6 items are given to wear blue ridge. From the blueDress in ran ge, we can clearly know that blue in an cie nt timesStat

23、us in peoples mind. The bluepri nt in the Chin ese Ian guage can be in itiated using photose nsitiveBlue draw ings made of paper, but also refers to the con struct ion pla n.In British literature and art, the elegant blue and loyalty,Such as: the blue blood (n oble birth), True blue will n ever sta

24、in(white man will n ever do bad thin gs). I n art, angelBlue dress said loyalty and trust, the virg in blue clothes said modest.In the fun eral, blue is a symbol of eter nal, for god for the dead is symbolThe immortal. Light blue is also used to mean peace. Blue is also in the UKThought to be a sign

25、 of the winners and the leader, a symbol for a better careerOr future pursue, for many people, therefore, in En glish historyThe whig party, the con servatives now, Cambridge and Oxford Uni versity sports teamsAnd cheerleadi ng, are marked by dark blue and light blue. In the Un ited States, north an

26、d southA sign of war, blue is also the federalists. Blue is also oftenUsed to represe nt high social status, powerful or born in a n oble or royal.He s a real blue blood. (He is a true noble). In the United States and BritishIn blue book (blue book) is a well-k nown people, especially the gover nmen

27、tThe n ame of the book, a senior official. I n the En glish idioms, blue is used toRefers to peoples depressi on, mood, sad depressed, such asBe in the blues lazy, cry the blues depressed,Feel blue blue, sing the blues depressed, lookBlue look blue, be blue in the face face sudde nlyColor . I n addi

28、ti on, blue also refers to yellow, dirty, such asA blue film yellow movies, to make a blue joke refers to ope n aDirty joke.1.5 whiteIn China, the white said holy, clea n, hon est, clear, i n vain.Without the cost and the day, such as without faults, the truth, clear white white, whiteBother, no use

29、, from scratch, such as during the day. And as the national hero yueDisplays Qin Guitie like flying the grave, like side engraved with a couplet: green hillHad the privilege of buried ZhongGu, treacherous court official galvanized iron casting innocen t . white the word is in this leagueSaid the mea

30、 ning of clea n. I n Chin ese, white can also be used to represe ntAfter, reactionary or the lack of consciousness, such as the poor, the white terror, and orga ni zati onsAnd so on. In traditi onal drama stage, some characters (such as cao cao) is facedThe image of the treacherous Yin Zhi. I n trad

31、iti onal Chin ese culture, white saidThe ide ntity and status. A white robes said jure n. Who n eeds humira for child into the doma in.What is white it is an albino too are. In todays peopleWith a white soldiers, a white an gel refers to medical workers.In British literature and art, white symbolize

32、s purity, and realInnocence innocence, such as Particularly con temptible was the Jim CrowThe attitude of the souther n white churches, which evide ntlyLooked forward to a Lily white heaven. (particularly is contemptibleJim Crow attitude the souther n white churches, the white manChurch obviously wa

33、nt to go into a pure heaven). In the artWhite said loyalty .In the church ador nment, maundy Thursday with the memory of godAnd all saints holiday all in white. White expressed the hope that in the fun eral.Western wedding is white, take its the meaning of pure, beautiful. EnglishThe white have exte

34、 nded mea nin gs, such as a white day (day), aWhite hope (honour is eno ugh to bring a group), a whiteNo practical value elepha nt (), white alert (clear),Days marked with a white stone (happy life), a white lie-40 -(white lie), a white ni ght, sleepless ni ghts, a white war(bloodless war), etc.1.6

35、black in ancient China, black is a kind of n oble and sole mnThe color of the summer and advocated by the qing dyn asty primly. Zi garme nt (black silksClothes), is the is the QingShi listen to take. Didi, clothes and xuanClothes is up to the king mini ster ChaoHe dress and the suit. In the mediumBl

36、ack lacquer, black pottery and porcelain, and the development of ink painting earlier, in pers onHas a special place in their daily life. In the han nationality traditional culture,Sometimes the black and white, i n con trast, such as black and white, reverse black and white,Black and white TV; Some

37、times are black and red to lift, such as the black heart (YinRisk the vicious heart) is the antonym of red heart (the loyal heart). hanIn the Ianguage of black, its implied meaning is mainly refers to the dark (black mutteredDong, dark), the secret (shady, sla ng), illegal (fence,Black market) and t

38、he evil (ga ng, jo int, han d). But i n China playSome black love of the characters (such as bao and li kui) wouldst you confound itOr the image of the simple and hon est.Black said in British literature and art thought and wisdomAnd firm, such as: Jack knew black from white. (smart old JackPractice

39、). In the works of fine art said evil lies and false. In the churchGood ador nment said Jesus; Said in the fun eral mourning, and despairAnd death. In the traditi onal culture of En gla nd, black and sometimesBlue to move, such as beat sb, black and blue (beat some one coveredBlue). In English, the

40、implied meaning of black, mainly refers to the dark(be in a black mood, depressi on), an ger (black in the faceBlue), the bad (black sheep sheep) and illegal(black market illegal market). But it is in terest ing to note that in bus in ess En glishIn the black has good mea ning, n amely a corporate e

41、arnings man ageme nt.In additi on, in En glish black guards mea ns employed fun eral in a black dressPers onn el, also referred to as rogue or thugs.Through the multiple perspectives of six major color words betwee n En glish and Chin ese, many levels,we found that the color words not only reflect t

42、he physical properties, color moreReflect the differe nt n ati on alities, differe nt age of cultural psychology and aesthetic temperame nt and in terest,Social attribute, era characteristics.1.7 the similarities and differences between English and Chinese color wordsEn glish and Chin ese color word

43、s, the word formatio n, grammatical fun ctio ns and match relati on shipHas the same and differe nt place, their biggest differe nee lies in its cultureImplied mea ning. The zodiac equivale nt to En glish of Chin ese goodLuck and En glish be bruised, black and blue is tran slated into Chin eseWas be

44、aten was black and blue all over a piece of. Some fixed with colorPhrases or phrase has its unique cultural mea ning. Such as QingJin, the expertRoad , weddi ngs, fun erals, cuckold son, etc., are to be found to make itOr pragmatic backgro und. As the Chin ese see red mea ns wome ns pointsDeliser bl

45、eedi ng before because of red in the Chin ese euphemism is blood; the En glishThe see red but said temper, fire emit three zhangs, meaning, byWe lear ned that the structure characteristics of En glish and Chin ese color words, and sema ntic evoluti onRhetoric effect comparison analysis, and help Chi

46、nese students learn English wellThe British culture, and also help foreign students learn Chinese and Chinese culture.2. Tran slati on of En glish and Chin ese color wordsLanguage is the carrier of culture. As mentioned earlier, is a cultural color wordsDeterm in er, it can reflect a n ati on al, so

47、cial and cultural conno tati onThe levy. Another kind of Ianguage with a Ianguage translation of the original information to liveMovi ng is in here ntly difficult, tran slatio n of color words are also not easy. The color wordThere are three kinds of main methods sum up the mutual tran slati on.2.1

48、En glish and Chin ese basic equivale ntColor words often with strong cultural color, can reflect aAll aspects of society. Huma n feeli ngs and know the world mea ns and partyType in many respects are similar or the same. Therefore, although weThe Chinese and British culture and social background dif

49、ferent, but each otherThere are some completely or the corresp onding basic color words, as long as you look for themThe translation of their true meaning, natural wont have much difficulty.(1) A fine oldGentleman, with a face as red as aThe rose.A beam ing, pin k-cheeked old gen tlema n.(2) the red

50、, oran ge, yellow, gree n, blue, purpleWho hold the coloured ribb on was dancing?Red, oran ge, yellow, gree n, blue, in digo, violetWho is the mon ey, wavi ng this coloured ribb on aga instThe sky?(3) The widowwas dressed in black atthe fun eral cer -Emony.The widow, dressed in black at the fun eral

51、 mour ning.(4) our ship forward, on both sides of the castle peak in the evening, allA deep black color, attached to return to the ship after the tip.We set off, the green hills, on the two Banks becameDeep blue in the dusk, recedi ng toward the ster n of the boat(5) After the war, the Japa nese wer

52、e forbidde n toBuild big break ships at first, the n the shipbuildi ng - inDustry was give n the gree n light and is now buildi ng veryMany of the big ships.After the war, Japan initially banned building huge merchant ships; Later to buildShip in dustry, the gree n light, is now built a lot of ships

53、.(6) The uni formswere no Ion gerof grey cloth butwereGrass gree n, through - out, as delicately and attractively co -Loured as the fields.Cloth ing is no Ion ger gray, all is the grass gree n and spri ngThe color of the field, and delicate and beautiful.2.2 en glish-ch in ese image tran sformatio n

54、sDue to physical, physiological or psychological reas ons, differe nt windCustoms and Ian guage habits makes differe nt people to the same color wordAttitude and in ter-cultural also exist many differe nces. Therefore, in theThe process ing of the color word tran slati on, tran slators must always p

55、ay atte nti on to both En glish and Chin eseLanguage is there a color word, and according to their semantic concrete and spiritLive in tran slati on. Such as, cyan is a polysemous word in Chin ese, in a differe nt takeWith said in a differe nt color. Please see the follow ing three examples:(7) whea

56、t gree n barley yellow, former head, its cool.Whe n the barley is ripe the wheat is gree n, and UponThe field, the sun rises dispersing a chill.(8) un der the seat in tears who the most, the blue wet method departme nt horse.The assista nt prefect of Jia ngzhou as version.That his blue coat is wetwi

57、th tears.(9) the xia ngjia ng river is a drag of moss, ZhenPan.Hsia ng - yen s black hair had tumbled all over thePillow.Therefore, gree n is a special color words, it is gree n, isThree color is blue, black, and refers to, respectively, and in En glish, gree n, blue and blackCorresponding, collocation according to its specific selected is required for a translation. Such as, atAnd to the pers ons skin En glish fair and white of the corresp ondi