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1、LanguageandCultureChapter1Doeslanguageshapecultureordoescultureshapelanguage?Inmyvieirror,infrontofajoringinChineseasaforeignlanguage,I’dliketotakethisadvantagetodiscusstheculturaldifferencesbetgoingtoelaborateontheculturaldifferencesreflectingincolors.Therearemanycoloronusagesofthecoloreans
2、"slightly…"e.g.,ixtureofthecolor.Theformerstandsforthemaincolor,odification.e.g.,redgreen;greenyelloethingixedformadesignandcolor.e.g.,Thedogisblackandayconveydifferentmessagestopeopleofdifferentcultures.Duetotherespectiveculturalbackgroundandtradition,somephrasescontainingcoloreanings,formi
3、ngdifferentconnotations.aryisaisaveryaean?Canaliebepureandinnocent?Actually,alessone,intendednottohurtsomeone.Forexample,yourmotherboughtadressforyouthatsheind,itethingunhappy.Atfunerals,Chinesepayrespecttothedeadandexpresstheirsorroisunderstanding,plyastheousdramacalled《白毛女》.Ifeaningbehindi
4、t#0;InoldChina,folksingeneraladeghosts,p;#0;ananti-revolutionaryareaap;#0;aluckydayp;#0;ever-brightareaap;#0;somethingburdensomeandvalueless;hugeburdenshop;#0;shop;#0;someonearkedp;#0;happydaysap;#0;aicpetitionbleedp;#0;extorteverycentfromsomeone2.3BlackInbothChineseandEnglish,therearevariou
5、stermsindicatingthatblackoftencarriesanegativemeaning:blackmail(勒索),blacklist（黑名单),black-hearted(黑心的)，blackmarket(黑市),etc.Butinthefolloeaning?Sincehetookoverthebusiness,thepanyhasbeenintheblack.Intheexampleabove,blackhasagoodmeaning#0;runningthebusinessprofitably.Thetermintheblackremindsmeof
6、thephraseintherederone.Bothtermsefromthecoloroftheinkusedinkeepingaccounts.Interestingly,English.Besides,blackimpliesgloom,disgrace,misfortune,extremeanger,etc,ascanbeseeninthefolloples.theblackart#0;enchantmentblackandblue#0;fullofbruisesblackday#0;unluckydayblackdog#0;unhappyablacklook#0;a
7、nangrylook;glareatsomebodyinablackmood#0;inlop;#0;evilmemberoftheherdablackstranger#0;astrangeroutandoutturnblackp;#0;confuserightandsthatblueisafavorablep;#0;thebluesky,asoftenasnot,canarouseustoyearnforabetterfuture;theblueseafullofuncertaintyind
