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1、OnCulturalDifferencesbetweenEnglishandChinesefromColorWords1IntroductionCultureiscomplex,whichincludesknowledge,belief,art,morality,lawcustomsandotherabilitiesandhabitsacquiredinthesociety.[1]Itischaracteristicofapparenttraitsofnation,thatis,culturalindividuality.Differ
2、entcultureshavedifferentculturalforms,andlanguagelevelreflectedtothispattern,whichismanifestedaslinguisticdifferences.[2]Sinceculturaldifferenceisonemainobstacleincommunicationacrosscultures,itisimportanttoacquiretheculturaldifferences.2Theculturaldifferencesincolorword
3、sbetweenChineseandEnglish2.1ThedifferencesinhistoricaltraditionsWhiteisthesymbolofGod,angel,happinessandpure.Inwesternweddingceremony,abridemustwearawhitebridalgown.ItgrewoutofanEnglishreligiousstory,whichsaysMagiandDraidsworewhiteclothesintheresurrectionofJesus.Thus,wh
4、iteiswidelyusedinwesternweddingceremonies.[3]However,white,inChina,ismourningcolorRelativesshouldexpresstheircondolencesbywearingwhitemourningdressesoraflowerinchest.RedisthesymbolofauspiciousinChinesetraditions,whichbringstomindwordslikehappinessandhealth.Redantithetic
5、alcoupletsarepastedinspringfestival.Besides,atChineseweddingceremonies,thebridesmustwearreddresses,andred"hi”wordsarepastedonthewalls,doorsandwindows.Furthermore,thecashgiftsfromcustomersandeldersarepackedwithredpape匚Evenafterababyborn,redeggsarepresentedtorelativesandf
6、riendstoshowcelebration.WhileinnativeEnglishcountries,redmeansblood,terror,dangerandbabbittry.Forexample,manywesterncitieshavealotofredlightdistricts.AndinEnglish,scarletmeansbrightred,lewdandnotorious.Fromherewecanseethatdifferenthistoricaltraditionsleadtodifferentatti
7、tudestowardscolor.Thatis,ChinesecultureperfectredratherthanwhitecompletelycontrarytotheAnglo-Americanculture.1.1Thedifferencesofnationalpsychology“Nationalpsychologyislikeadarkundergrounddrifting,surginginanationalawarenessoftherock,andflowingthroughtheveinsofthenation.
8、u[4]GreatdifferencesexistinpsychologyandwayslookingatproblemsbetweenChineseandwesternpeople.InChineseandEnglis