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1、西方文化-论中西方文化中动物象征意义的差异论中西方文化中动物象征意义的差异llntroduction“Languageandculture,intrinsicallydependentoneachother,haveevolvedtogetherthroughthehistory.”"Ononehand,languageasanintegralpaxtofhumanbEing,permeateshisthinkingandwayofviewingtheworld,languagebothexpressesandembodiescul
2、turalreality.Ontheother,language,asa.productofeuIture,helpspermeatetheculture,andthechangesinlanguageusesreflecttheculturalchangesinreturn"・Languageisthebaseofentireculture,anditisonlyinlanguagetha/tculturecanbewellpresentedandhandeddownfromgenerationtogenera.tion.Onth
3、eotherhand,languageisinfluencedandshapedbyculture；itreflectslanguage.Languagereflectscharacteristicsofcultureandpredictsthedevelopingorienta/tionofculture・2ComparisonoftheSymbolicMeaningsofAnimalsinChineseandWesternCulturesSimilarSymbolicMeaningsofAnimals1ifeareroughly
4、similar,peopleinChinaandtheWestwilInaturallyproducethes且meorsimilarassociation,givingthesamesignificanceoftheanimalwordswhentheyunderstandanimalsfromthebasicattributesoftheanimals.Forexample,inChinese,foxisthesynonymforcunningandcraftiness.Whenpeopleusesuchphraseslikea
5、scunningas“afox”,“oldfox”todescribeaperson,theyoftenconsiderhimorherslyandtactful.InEnglishspeakingcountries,foxisalsoassociatedwiththiskindofmeaning.DifferentSymbolicMeaningsofAnimalsAfewofanimalshavethesameorsimilarsymbolicmeaningsbothinChinaandtheWest,butitiswellkno
6、wnthatthemajorityofanimalsaredifferentinthesymbolicmeaningsbecauseofthedifferentcultura.lba.ckgrounds・Now,Illgiveseveralpeculiaranimalstotestifymyview.DragonandPhoenixDragonhascometoberegardedasthesymbolofChinaandtheChinese,andChinaiscalledhugedragonofEast・InChina,thet
7、raditionalsymbolsofroyaltyarethedragonandphoenix・Thedragonstandsfortheemperorandthephoenixforthequeen.Besides,asanauspiciouscreaturethatsupposedlybringsgoodluck,thedragongaverisetothesayingthatparents“wangzichenglong”一longtoseeone，ssonbecomeadragon,thatis,tobesuccessfu
8、l.ToWesterners,however,thedra.gonisoftenasymbolofregardthedragonasafiercemonsterthatdestroyssomeotherthings；therefore
