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1、ThesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenChineseandWesterncultureinthemeaningofanimalwords外国语学院英语国际贸易系09级2班李欣Abstract:Asweallknow,animalsarehumanbeing’sfriends.Inthelonghistoryofhumanbeing’sdevelopment,animalsprovidetheessentialbasisforhumanbeing.Sothereexist
2、manyanimalwordsinhuman’slanguage.Asanobjection,animalsshouldbethesametoeverynation.ButduetothedifferenttraditionalcultureinChineseandWestern,peoplegetsomanyvaryingfeelingaboutanimalthatanimalwordshavediverseassociativemeaning.Therefore,therearealwayscomm
3、unicationalobstacleswhenwecommunicatewithforeigners.Thus,itisnecessarytoworkouttheculturaldifferenceofanimalwordsbetweenChineseandEnglish.Itnotonlycansmoothourtransculturalcommunication,butalsocanmakethetranslationeasier.Thisthesissummersupsomeculturalsi
4、milaritiesanddifferencesofanimalwordsintranslation.Keywords:animalculturetranslationThesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenChineseandWesterncultureinthemeaningofanimalwordsSameorsimilarculturalmeaningofanimalwordsinChineseandEnglishDifferentcultureoftenhasm
5、oreorlesscommonwithothers;nomatterhowenormousthedistinctionsare,justlikeeasterncultureandwesternculture,whichhavegreatdifferences.Becausefromthestructureofhuman’sbodyviewpoint,whoeveritis,ChineseorWesterner,theorganwhichperceptsobjectiveworldisthesame——b
6、rain;otherwise,fromthelifecircumstanceviewpoint,botheasternerandwesternerliveonthesameplanet,facingtheroughlysameenvironment.Duringtheprocessofconqueringandchangingthenature,itisimpossibletonotformbasicsamelifeexperiences.Theseexperiencesnaturallymakethe
7、languagegetalmostidenticalassociativemeaningsbothinChineseandEnglish.Somealmostidenticalassociativemeaningsreflectinanimalwords.Samewords,samemeaningThereareafewanimalwordsinChineseandEnglishwhichhavethesameorsimilarassociativemeaning.Forexample,Dovemake
8、speopleassociatewith“peace”.Swanmeans“nobleness”and“purity”.Cuckooisregardedas“heraldofspring”.Beerepresents“busyness”.Someexpression,AsslyasafoxAsstupidasanassToparrotwhatotherssayAsblackasacrowAwolfinsheep’sclothingAsfre
