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1、ThesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenChineseandWesterncultureinthemeaningofanimalwordsAbstract:Asweallknow,animalsarehumanbeing’sfriends.Inthelonghistoryofhumanbeing’sdevelopment,animalsprovidetheessentialbasisforhumanbeing.Sothereexistmanyanimalwordsinhuman’slanguage.Asanobjection,anim
2、alsshouldbethesametoeverynation.ButduetothedifferenttraditionalcultureinChineseandWestern,peoplegetsomanyvaryingfeelingaboutanimalthatanimalwordshavediverseassociativemeaning.Therefore,therearealwayscommunicationalobstacleswhenwecommunicatewithforeigners.Thus,itisnecessarytoworkoutthec
3、ulturaldifferenceofanimalwordsbetweenChineseandEnglish.Itnotonlycansmoothourtransculturalcommunication,butalsocanmakethetranslationeasier.Thisthesissummersupsomeculturalsimilaritiesanddifferencesofanimalwordsintranslation.Keywords:animalculturetranslationThesimilaritiesanddifferencesbe
4、tweenChineseandWesterncultureinthemeaningofanimalwordsSameorsimilarculturalmeaningofanimalwordsinChineseandEnglishDifferentcultureoftenhasmoreorlesscommonwithothers;nomatterhowenormousthedistinctionsare,justlikeeasterncultureandwesternculture,whichhavegreatdifferences.Becausefromthestr
5、uctureofhuman’sbodyviewpoint,whoeveritis,ChineseorWesterner,theorganwhichperceptsobjectiveworldisthesame——brain;otherwise,fromthelifecircumstanceviewpoint,botheasternerandwesternerliveonthesameplanet,facingtheroughlysameenvironment.Duringtheprocessofconqueringandchangingthenature,itisi
6、mpossibletonotformbasicsamelifeexperiences.TheseexperiencesnaturallymakethelanguagegetalmostidenticalassociativemeaningsbothinChineseandEnglish.Somealmostidenticalassociativemeaningsreflectinanimalwords.Samewords,samemeaningThereareafewanimalwordsinChineseandEnglishwhichhavethesameorsi
7、milarassociativemeaning.Forexample,Dovemakespeopleassociatewith“peace”.Swanmeans“nobleness”and“purity”.Cuckooisregardedas“heraldofspring”.Beerepresents“busyness”.Someexpression,AsslyasafoxAsstupidasanassToparrotwhatotherssayAsblackasacrowAwolfinsheep’sclothingAsfreeasabirdAsslowasana
