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1、TheculturaldifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternaboutanimalsDifferentopinionsaboutdogsChinesecontemptdog,suchas‘adoglooksdownotherpeople’,‘Evenawormwillturn’.Butinwesterncountries,peopleareappreciatethebraveandloyaltyofdog.CatChineseareveryfondofcat,oftenhaveintimate
2、ingredients.Butinwesternculture,thecatwasusedtoentertainrebelliousschemeofwoman.(包藏祸心的女人）WesternersandChinesetobearassociationsareverydifferentWesternersbelievethatbearisveryfierce,dangerousanimal,alsomanythinkthezooorwildzooforestbearnaughtyandfunny.ButneverlikeCh
3、inesepeoplethinksobearbrainless,incompetenceanduseless.LoachInmostwesterncountriesdon’thaveloach,peoplejustthinktheloachisakindoffish.TheydonotlikeChinesepeopledothinkitverytricky.Westernerssawowlsasasymbolofwisdom.Inchildren’sbooksandcomics,theowlisusuallyveryseri
4、ousandhasagoodbrain.However,theChinesetoowlshavedifferentviews.Theyfearsawowlsorhearit,andthoughtcameacrossittohavebadluck.BatFortheChinesepeople,batsarelucky,healthyandhappysymbol.Westernersdon’thavelovetobat,andtheyareusuallyassociatedwithbadcharacteristics.Theym
5、entionedbatscanthinkofugly,evil,suckingthefigureoftheanimal.asblindasabat有眼无珠craziesabat疯得像蝙蝠havebatsinthebelfry异想天开beabitbatty有点反常Formostwesternersthelionisthekingofbeasts.AndBritishcandidatelionastheirnationalsymbols.majesticasalion像狮子一样雄伟regalasalion狮子般庄严InChine
6、seculture,peopledon’thavesomuchassociationsoflion.Thelionisbutafiercepowerfulanimal.Justthetigeroftencancausesimilarassociations.Westernersemphasizethepeacockproudside.Suchas:asproudasapeacock孔雀般骄傲playthepeacock沾沾自喜Chinesepayattentiontohertailofbeauty.ThepeacockinC
7、hinesecultureisauspiciousbeautifulsymbol.Inwesternculture,dragonisgoingtobeabloodthirstyincarnate.ButinChineseculture,thedragonisthesymbolofluck.Anyhow,thedragoninOrientalculturesarepraiseidea.SeaswallowInChineseheart,theseaswallowisthesymbolofcourage.Theseaswallow
8、bravebravedthestormtenaciouslysoar.Whilethewesternerstakeseaswallowasheralddisaster,violentanimal.ThecricketrepresentssorrowinChineseculture.Thec
