红色在中西方文化中的差异.ppt

1、Key words: Culture Red Meaning English Chinese,Cultural differences of the color red between English and Chinese,Abstract: In human language there exist a number of color terms that make the world colorful. The color words not only express the color, but also imply the culture of each country, diffe

2、rent cultures can reflect one countrys history, aesthetic taste and national psychology. It is noticed that different people have different cultures have different sense to colors. This paper deals with the cultural connotations of the color red in English and Chinese, which, to some extent, can hel

3、p readers reduce embarrassment in communication and understanding.,. introduction:,In the long process of production and life, out of necessity, mankind has created color words,From the English learning, we can find that different countries have different meaning of some color words. because every l

4、anguage is rooted in its own culture.,The red, like the sun, can encourage people.From this meaning, the red represents the life,birth, love, warmth, inspired passion and celebration.,. The meaning of red in western countries,eg: red-letter days to paint the town red roll out the red carpet for some

5、one The English people think red stands for devoting oneself to faith and philanthropism,2. Red is the color of war, loss of blood, the destructive power of fire, and hate, and the sign of warning; even it can annoy people to some degree.,eg: go into the red see red paint in red red brick red flag r

6、ed neck,3.Red can also represent violence and cruelty,eg: red battle red activities red rules of tooth red-covered papers red alert,4.The red also represents debauchery, American and British people call thesex service area the red-light district. eg: Is she really so red? A red waste of youth,. The meaning of red in Chinese 1.red are the symbols of celebration, luck, victory, loyal and welcome. eg:,开门红 走红运 事业红火 红玫瑰,2. the red also represent the revolution eg: 红色革命 3. red is also the description of the Erotic event 红杏出墙,. Translation The red in Chinese is not always correspon