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1、MetaphorandAssociationLecturer—ZhouWeiEnglishDepartmentWhichisright?1.abedofroses安乐窝/一床玫瑰2.aratinahole瓮中之鳖/洞里的老鼠3.lionintheway拦路虎/路上的狮子4.wearthewillow失去至爱/戴着柳枝5.ablacksheep败家子/黑绵羊Whichfigureofspeechdotheyapply?metaphormetaphorWhatismetaphor?OutlineI.IntroductionAnimalsan

2、dplantshavebeenlivingwithhumanbeingsontheearthforalonghistory.Theyhaveplayedanimportantroleinhumanlanguages.Everylanguagecontainsmanymetaphorsaboutanimalsandplants,somewiththesameorsimilarassociations,andsomewithdifferentassociations.II.ComparisonofMetaphorsofAnimalsand

3、PlantsbetweenChineseandEnglish2.1SameWord,SameorSimilarAssociationsWhatassociationsdoyouhave?LionItstandsforcourageous,powerful.E.g.lion’sshare(最大最好的份额)LionAnddar’stthouthen,你怎么敢Tobeardthelioninhisden,太岁头上动土？TheDouglasinhishall?登门冒犯道格拉斯？EnglishpoetSirWaterScottwroteinhi

4、spoemMarmion《玛米恩》Peachblossompeachandcream雪白的皮肤双颊桃红Thepeachblossomsareaslovelyasone’ssweetheart’scheeks人面桃花2.2SameWord,DifferentAssociationsDoyouknowthefollowing?a_____inachinashop莽撞的人aspoorasachurch_____很穷astimidasa_______胆小如鼠a________inahole瓮中之鳖ashungryasa_____饿得像狼aswi

5、seasan_____聪明的人bullmousehareratbearowlDoyouknowthedifferentassociations?owlInChinese:itisasignofbadluckanddeath.InEnglish:itstandsforjusticeandwisdom.DragonQ:Can“亚洲四小龙”betranslatedto“fourAsiandragons”?DragonInChinese:itstandsforking,successandmajesty.InEnglish:itisasymbo

6、lofevil,demon.So,“亚洲四小龙”shouldbetranslatedto“fourAsiantigers”ratherthan“fourAsiandragons”.LotusInChinese:purityandnaturalbeauty.InEnglish:makingpeopleforgetworries.lotuscater(贪图享受的人)lotusland(安乐乡)willowChineseassociation:departure,sorrow,purity.“昔我往矣，杨柳依依”“柳下惠”Englishass

7、ociation:losingone’slove.“wearthewillow”—loseone’sbelovedone.2.3WordswithAssociationinOneLanguageHaveNoAssociationinAnotherLanguage2.3.1InChinese,therearesomemetaphorsofanimalsandplantswithnoassociationinEnglish.mandarinduckbutterflyplumblossomMandarinduckInChinese:itis

8、asymboloffaithfullove.InEnglish:itisakindofduck.ButterflyTwobutterfliesInChinese:symbolizetruelove,roma