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1、LanguageandCulture（上）Chapter1Doeslanguageshapecultureordoescultureshapelanguage?Inmyvieirror,infrontofajoringinChineseasaforeignlanguage,I’dliketotakethisadvantagetodiscusstheculturaldifferencesbetgoingtoelaborateontheculturaldifferencesreflectingincolors.Therearemanycolor
2、onusagesofthecoloreans"slightly…"e.g.,ixtureofthecolor.Theformerstandsforthemaincolor,odification.e.g.,redgreen;greenyelloethingixedformadesignandcolor.e.g.,Thedogisblackandayconveydifferentmessagestopeopleofdifferentcultures.Duetotherespectiveculturalbackgroundandtraditio
3、n,somephrasescontainingcoloreanings,formingdifferentconnotations.aryisaisaveryaean?Canaliebepureandinnocent?Actually,alessone,intendednottohurtsomeone.Forexample,yourmotherboughtadressforyouthatsheind,itethingunhappy.Atfunerals,Chinesepayrespecttothedeadandexpresstheirsorr
4、oisunderstanding,plyastheousdramacalled《白毛女》.Ifeaningbehindit�InoldChina,folksingeneraladeghosts,ethingburdensomeandvalueless;hugeburdenshoeonearkedicpetitionbleedsomeone2.3BlackInbothChineseandEnglish,therearevarioustermsindicatingthatblackoftencarriesanegativemeaning:
5、blackmail(勒索),blacklist（黑名单),black-hearted(黑心的)，blackmarket(黑市),etc.Butinthefolloeaning?Sincehetookoverthebusiness,thepanyhasbeenintheblack.Intheexampleabove,blackhasagoodmeaning�runningthebusinessprofitably.Thetermintheblackremindsmeofthephraseintherederone.Bothtermsef
6、romthecoloroftheinkusedinkeepingaccounts.Interestingly,English.Besides,blackimpliesgloom,disgrace,misfortune,extremeanger,etc,ascanbeseeninthefolloples.theblackart�enchantmentblackandblue�fullofbruisesblackday�unluckydayblackdog�unhappyablacklook�anangrylook
7、;glareatsomebodyinablackmood�inloemberoftheherdablackstranger�astrangeroutandoutturnblackwhite�confuserightandwrong
