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1、LanguageandCultureChapter1Doeslanguageshapecultureordoescultureshapelanguage?Inmyvieirror,infrontofajoringinChineseasaforeignlanguage,I’dliketotakethisadvantagetodiscusstheculturaldifferencesbetgoingtoelaborateontheculturaldifferencesreflectingincolors.Therearemanycoloronusagesofthecolo
2、reans"slightly…"e.g.,ixtureofthecolor.Theformerstandsforthemaincolor,odification.e.g.,redgreen;greenyelloethingixedformadesignandcolor.e.g.,Thedogisblackandayconveydifferentmessagestopeopleofdifferentcultures.Duetotherespectiveculturalbackgroundandtradition,somephrasescontainingcolorean
3、ings,formingdifferentconnotations.aryisaisaveryaean?Canaliebepureandinnocent?Actually,alessone,intendednottohurtsomeone.Forexample,yourmotherboughtadressforyouthatsheind,itethingunhappy.Atfunerals,Chinesepayrespecttothedeadandexpresstheirsorroisunderstanding,plyastheousdramacalled《白毛女》.
4、Ifeaningbehindit#0;InoldChina,folksingeneraladeghosts,p;#0;ananti-revolutionaryareaap;#0;aluckydayp;#0;ever-brightareaap;#0;somethingburdensomeandvalueless;hugeburdenshop;#0;shop;#0;someonearkedp;#0;happydaysap;#0;aicpetitionbleedp;#0;extorteverycentfromsomeone2.3BlackInbothChineseandEn
5、glish,therearevarioustermsindicatingthatblackoftencarriesanegativemeaning:blackmail(勒索),blacklist(黑名单),black-hearted(黑心的),blackmarket(黑市),etc.Butinthefolloeaning?Sincehetookoverthebusiness,thepanyhasbeenintheblack.Intheexampleabove,blackhasagoodmeaning#0;runningthebusinessprofitably.The
6、termintheblackremindsmeofthephraseintherederone.Bothtermsefromthecoloroftheinkusedinkeepingaccounts.Interestingly,English.Besides,blackimpliesgloom,disgrace,misfortune,extremeanger,etc,ascanbeseeninthefolloples.theblackart#0;enchantmentblackandblue#0;fullofbruisesblackday#0;unluckydaybl
7、ackdog#0;unhappyablacklook#0;anangrylook;glareatsomebodyinablackmood#0;inlop;#0;evilmemberoftheherdablackstranger#0;astrangeroutandoutturnblackp;#0;confuserightandsthatblueisafavorablep;#0;thebluesky,asoftenasnot,canarouseustoyearnforabetterfuture;theblueseafullofuncertaintyind