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1、CulturaldifferencesofthecolorredbetweenEnglishandChineseAbstract:Inhumanlanguagethereexistanumberofcolortermsthatmaketheworldcolorful.Thecolorwordsnotonlyexpressthecolor,butalsoimplythecultureofeachcountry,differentculturescanreflectonecountry’shistory,aesthetictasteandnationalpsycholo
2、gy.Itisnoticedthatdifferentpeoplehavedifferentcultureshavedifferentsensetocolors.ThispaperdealswiththeculturalconnotationsofthecolorredinEnglishandChinese,which,tosomeextent,canhelpreadersreduceembarrassmentincommunicationandunderstanding.Keywords:CultureRedMeaningEnglishChineseⅠ.Intro
3、ductionInthelongprocessofproductionandlife,outofnecessity,mankindhascreatedcolorwords.Thehistoryofcolorwordshasgonethroughalong-termchange;nowthecolorwordsnotonlyexpressthecolor,butalsoimplythecultureofeachcountry,differentculturescanreflectonecountry’shistory,aesthetictasteandnational
4、psychology.Itisthebrightandcolorfulnaturewhichprovidestheplaceforlifeandthefoundationfordeveloping.Colorisapresentfromnaturetohuman.Theredsun,bluesky,greengrassland,everythinghasitscolor.Wecannotimaginewhattheworldwouldbeifthereisnocolorofgreatvariety.FromtheEnglishlearning,wecanfindth
5、atdifferentcountrieshavedifferentmeaningofsomecolorwords.Colorplaysanimportantpartintheculture.Almosteverythingcanbedescribedwithcolorwords,includingeconomy,political,culture,andemotion.SometimeswecannotunderstandsomeEnglishstatements,becauseeverylanguageisrootedinitsownculture.Thepape
6、rmainlyattemptstomakeacomparisonofthecolorredbetweenEnglishandChinese.Ⅱ.ThemeaningofredinthewesterncountriesInwesterncountries,theredisthecoloroflife,fireandblood.Thered,likethefireandblood,hasdualnatureinthesymbolic.Dazzlingandcentrifugalpaleredhasthecharactersofdiurnal,maleandtonicst
7、imulatingactivity.Thered,likethesun,canencouragepeople.Fromthismeaning,theredrepresentsthelife,birth,love,warmth,inspiredpassionandcelebration.·Forexample,“red-letterdays”meansholidayssuchasChristmasandotherspecialdays.Suchdaysareprintedinredoncalendars,ratherthaninblankforordinaryda