中西方动物文化差异.ppt

TheculturaldifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternaboutanimals Differentopinionsaboutdogs Chinesecontemptdog suchas adoglooksdownotherpeople Evenawormwillturn Butinwesterncountries peopleareappreciatethebraveandloyaltyofdog Cat Chineseareveryfondofcat oftenhaveintimateingredients Butinwesternculture thecatwasusedtoentertainrebelliousschemeofwoman 包藏祸心的女人 WesternersandChinesetobearassociationsareverydifferent Westernersbelievethatbearisveryfierce dangerousanimal alsomanythinkthezooorwildzooforestbearnaughtyandfunny ButneverlikeChinesepeoplethinksobearbrainless incompetenceanduseless Loach Inmostwesterncountriesdon thaveloach peoplejustthinktheloachisakindoffish TheydonotlikeChinesepeopledothinkitverytricky Westernerssawowlsasasymbolofwisdom Inchildren sbooksandcomics theowlisusuallyveryseriousandhasagoodbrain However theChinesetoowlshavedifferentviews Theyfearsawowlsorhearit andthoughtcameacrossittohavebadluck Bat FortheChinesepeople batsarelucky healthyandhappysymbol Westernersdon thavelovetobat andtheyareusuallyassociatedwithbadcharacteristics Theymentionedbatscanthinkofugly evil suckingthefigureoftheanimal asblindasabat有眼无珠craziesabat疯得像蝙蝠havebatsinthebelfry异想天开beabitbatty有点反常 Formostwesternersthelionisthekingofbeasts AndBritishcandidatelionastheirnationalsymbols majesticasalion像狮子一样雄伟regalasalion狮子般庄严 InChineseculture peopledon thavesomuchassociationsoflion Thelionisbutafiercepowerfulanimal Justthetigeroftencancausesimilarassociations Westernersemphasizethepeacockproudside Suchas asproudasapeacock孔雀般骄傲playthepeacock沾沾自喜 Chinesepayattentiontohertailofbeauty ThepeacockinChinesecultureisauspiciousbeautifulsymbol Inwesternculture dragonisgoingtobeabloodthirstyincarnate ButinChineseculture thedragonisthesymbolofluck Anyhow thedragoninOrientalculturesarepraiseidea Seaswallow InChineseheart theseaswallowisthesymbolofcourage Theseaswallowbravebravedthestormtenaciouslysoar Whilethewesternerstakeseaswallowasheralddisaster violentanimal ThecricketrepresentssorrowinChineseculture Thecricketrepresentshappyandluckyinwesternculture Crane CraneinChineseculturesymbolpropitiousandlongevity Therefore thecranebecomestheChinesefavoritebird CraneinEnglishonlyrefertoaveryordinarybird 谢谢 南通大学电气工程学院A17班Group9制