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1、TheculturaldifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternaboutanimalsDifferentopinionsaboutdogsChinesecontemptdog,suchas‘adoglooksdownotherpeople’,‘Evenawormwillturn’.Butinwesterncountries,peopleareappreciatethebraveandloyaltyofdog.CatChineseareveryfondofcat,oftenhaveintimat
2、eingredients.Butinwesternculture,thecatwasusedtoentertainrebelliousschemeofwoman.(包藏祸心的女人)WesternersandChinesetobearassociationsareverydifferentWesternersbelievethatbearisveryfierce,dangerousanimal,alsomanythinkthezooorwildzooforestbearnaughtyandfunny.Butneverlike
3、Chinesepeoplethinksobearbrainless,incompetenceanduseless.LoachInmostwesterncountriesdon’thaveloach,peoplejustthinktheloachisakindoffish.TheydonotlikeChinesepeopledothinkitverytricky.Westernerssawowlsasasymbolofwisdom.Inchildren’sbooksandcomics,theowlisusuallyverys
4、eriousandhasagoodbrain.However,theChinesetoowlshavedifferentviews.Theyfearsawowlsorhearit,andthoughtcameacrossittohavebadluck.BatFortheChinesepeople,batsarelucky,healthyandhappysymbol.Westernersdon’thavelovetobat,andtheyareusuallyassociatedwithbadcharacteristics.T
5、heymentionedbatscanthinkofugly,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In
6、Chineseculture,peopledon’thavesomuchassociationsoflion.Thelionisbutafiercepowerfulanimal.Justthetigeroftencancausesimilarassociations.Westernersemphasizethepeacockproudside.Suchas:asproudasapeacock孔雀般骄傲playthepeacock沾沾自喜Chinesepayattentiontohertailofbeauty.Thepeac
7、ockinChinesecultureisauspiciousbeautifulsymbol.Inwesternculture,dragonisgoingtobeabloodthirstyincarnate.ButinChineseculture,thedragonisthesymbolofluck.Anyhow,thedragoninOrientalculturesarepraiseidea.SeaswallowInChineseheart,theseaswallowisthesymbolofcourage.Thesea
8、swallowbravebravedthestormtenaciouslysoar.Whilethewesternerstakeseaswallowasheralddisaster,violentanimal.ThecricketrepresentssorrowinChineseculture.Thec