中西方动物意义的区别

ANIMALWORDSInChineseandwesternInthelongcourseofhuman

history,animalskeepaclose

relationshipwithourhuman

beingandhaveadeepeffect

onhumanlivingandgrowth.Asaresult,therearelotsofwords

andphrasesofanimals（动物词汇）inbothEnglishandChinese.Owingtothedifferencesofgeographicalenvironmentsandcustoms,thesewordsandphrases,whosedenotationsaresimilarin

the

twolanguages,

have

differentculturalbackgroundsinEnglishandChineselanguages,

consequentlytheirculturalconnotations

(文化内涵）willbedifferentfrom

eachother.Thisrelationshipbringspeopleallkindsofcomp-licatedemotionsuchaslove,sympathy,disgustandfear.Moreover,peoplealsooftenrepose

theirmoodon（寄托情感于）animalstoexpresstheirfeeling.23DifferentopinionaboutdogInchina

•Faithful

忠诚hiredthug狗腿子狗奴才

•Servility

奴性•Evil邪恶•Swearword

咒骂的话InWesternStandforluckorloveGenuine

真诚的Decline

衰落（非正式）RegardedasfamilymemberInwesterncountries,manyfamilieskeepdogsandregardthemasfriendsandkinsfolk

(亲属）,notonly“pet”.Dogswillbeintroducedtovisitorslikeotherformalfamilymembersequally,theygetmedicalcarewhentheyaresickorinjured.ButinChina'shistory,thedog'sstatusishumble(低下的）,theirsocialeffectisignored.So,“dog”referstodifferentmeaningsindifferentareas.Westernersbelievethatadogisman’sfaithfulfriend,bothinthewesternnovelsandmovies.Atacriticalmoment,ithelpsordelivershismaster.Thus,the"dog"inEnglishvocabularywordsarealwayspositive.1.Everydoghashisday.

大家都有走运的一天。2.Heisaluckydog.

他是个幸运儿。3.Loveme,lovemydog.

爱屋及乌。4.Leadadog’slife

过穷困潦倒的日子Proverbs

aboutdogs5.Barkingdogsseldombite.

会叫的狗不咬人（意指：对于高声发出恐吓，或惯于大声吼叫的人，勿须当真）6.gotothedogs

每况愈下7.dogdays

大热天,三伏天8.Beolddogatsth.

对…有经验，对…内行Proverbs

aboutdogsProverbs

aboutdogs9.abigdog

大款，保镖等10.

atopdog

一个身居要职的人11.fightdog,fightbear

一决雌雄12.raincatsanddogs

下倾盆大雨HATCHICATINCHINAtreacherouscourtofficial奸臣Tender

温柔delicate娇气pure纯真defectors背叛者猫和狗自古就与人相伴，尤其是猫，在中国无论是城市还是乡村，许多人家都养猫。一是因为猫可以捉耗子，省却了主人徒手捉老鼠的麻烦；二是因为猫长得线条流畅（Aaffluent)，好看，有时还温柔可人（Tender

），活泼，跟主人嬉戏，一副娇小姐的模样。我们常戏称一个嘴馋的人为“小馋猫”（Smallgreedycat），还有人将自己的爱人昵称“小猫咪，我们将模特走在台上的步子称作“猫步”（catwalk）。这些名称都给人一种小巧玲珑，纯真可爱的样子但是猫没有狗忠诚，它可以随时改换门庭，背叛主人，所以中国人常说狗是“忠臣”（loyalminister），猫是“奸臣”（treacherouscourtofficial）AboutcolorluckyAvoidingdisaster

goodloveAsianGoldenCatmoneyloveBeautyHealthlongevityIN

WESTERNMisfortune厄运（blackcat）Theevilminds心地恶毒Proliferation长舌妇Acathasninelives猫有九命Westernersalsolikecattobepets.Buttheblackcatsmakewesternpeople

fears,especiallyEnglish,theywillcontactthewitch（女巫）

blackcatsontheup.

Intheancientlegend,peoplethinkeviloftenbecomeblackanimals,especiallyblackcats,andpeoplesaythatblackcatisthewitchchanged.Example

aboutcatSheisacat（她是个包藏祸心的女人）Mrs

Smithisaperfectcat（史密斯太太是个地地道道的长舌妇）Themanandhiswifeleadacatanddoglife,andbotharemiserable(他们夫妻俩经常吵架，两人都感到痛苦)It'sdifficulttogetamantobellthecat（敢于在危险中挺身而出的人不容易找到）Proverbs

aboutcatAcathasninelives（猫有九命——自有天相）Catshidetheirclaws（猫总是藏起自己的爪子——知人知面不知心）Allcatsaregreyinthedark（黑暗处的猫都是灰色的——人未出名时看起来都差不多）Aglovedcatcatchesnomice（戴手套的猫抓不到老鼠——不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业）hecatshutsitseyeswhenstealingcream（掩耳盗铃，自欺欺人）Carekilledthecat（忧虑伤身）Letthecatoutofbag（无意中泄露秘密）There'smorewaysthanonetokillacat（有的是办法）Whenthecatisaway,themicewillplay（猫不在，老鼠玩得自在）likeacatonhotbricks（焦躁不安，如热锅上的蚂蚁）notacatinhell'schance（毫无机会）CoolTurtle!DifferentopinionaboutturtleINCHINAStandforLongevity（长寿）

Symbolofpower（象征权贵）

divination（占卜）

Timidity（胆怯）

owardice（懦弱）

【词语】龟年鹤寿：相传龟、鹤寿有千百之数，而用于比喻人之长寿。或用作祝寿之词。【词语】麟凤龟龙:

1.古称四灵之物2.喻指美好﹑正确者。【词语】缩头龟：1.詈词。比喻畏事者或妻女不贞但畏于管教羞于见人者。INCHINAInChineseculture,turtlesthereareseveralkindsofsymbolism.(1)alonglife.Becauseitisthelongestlifeofanimals,ithasthecharacteristicsofenduringthehunger,andverytenaciousvitality,soitwasendowedwiththesymboloflongevity.(2)thedivination.Becausepeoplethinkthere'sapredictthespiritual,turtleisalsoknownasamediumbetweenmanandgod.Inancienttimes,beforethebigeventheld,wizardtoburntortoiseshell,andthenaccordingtothetortoiseshelldivinationburstthegraingoodorillluck,sotheturtleshave"godturtle","spiritturtle".Someofthecoastalfishermennowseeitasaluckythingintheworld,oftencatchturtlesbacktolovelyhometown-thesea.(3)smoothandsteady.“女娲断鳖之足以立四极，成为宇宙的负载者”INWESTERNNosuchassociationinwesternculture,tortoiseisonlyslow,uglyanimaljust.Englishwordsrelatedtothetortoisehas“turnturtle”:1.(aship)overthrow,turn;2.Becomepowerless;3.Runaway;Retreat,shrinking;buildingimaginecartoonChinesedragonSacred神圣Noble