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1、AComparisononUsingColorsbetweenEnglishandChinese中英文中颜色词用法的对比ContentsI.Introduction………………………………………………………………………………............1II.Differencesonwhiteandblack…………………………………………………………………..22.1ThemeaningofwhiteandblackinChinese…………………………………………………….2.2ThemeaningofwhiteandblackinEnglish…………
2、………………………………………….III.DifferencesonYellowandred………………………………………………………………….3IV.Differencesongreen…………………………………………………………………………….4V.Differencesonbule………………………………………………………………………………5VI.Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………...6Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………………..I.Introduc
3、tionInEnglishandChineselanguagecolorwordsmeandifferentideas,andtheyplayaveryimportantroleinnationalcustomsandculturalpsychology.Natureiscolorful.Colorhaveaspecificmeaninginpeople'sminds,causespecificthoughtsandspecialreaction.ManyChineseandEnglishcolorwordsreflectdifferentcultural
4、attitudesandemotions.EspeciallyinChinese,sinceancienttimestherehavebeenmanycolorwords.Similarly,inEnglish,therearealotofcolorwordsthatreflectwesternculture.Sincethenaturalenvironment,socialsystems,customs,andculturalbackgroundsaredifferentinEnglandandChina,theconnotationofcolorwor
5、dsinEnglishandChinesehaveboththesimilaritityanddifferencesII.Differencesonwhiteandblack2.1ThemeaningofwhiteandblackinChineseSuchasblackandwhite,theysymbolizedarknessandlightinWesternculture.IntheBible,theblackisthesymbolofdevil,evil,sufferingandmisfortune,therefore,blackisalsocall
6、ed"thecolorofdeath."WhiteistheGod,angels,happiness,joyandisthesymbolofvirtue.Kandinskysaid:"Thewhitesymbolizesjoy,pleasure,purenessandperfectness,whileblackisthesymbolofsorrowanddeath......";RalphWaldoEmersonhadafamoussaying:"Thegreypast,thewhitefuture"Intheclassicballet"SwanLake"
7、,blackswanisinbehalfoftheevil,fraudandhatred;thewhiteswanrepresentsthegoodness,purenessandbeauty.Blackisalwaysusedingivingahorriblemetaphor,oreventhefeelingofevil.Suchas:"ablackvillian";"blackdeath"(plague);"blackflag"(pirateflag,thedeathpenaltyflag);"blackingratitude"(extremeingr
8、atitude);"blackwords"(unluckyword
