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1、TheDifferenceofAnimalsBetweenChinaandEnglishLanguagereflectsculture.Chinesecultureistypicalintensivecultivationandisrootedinagriculture.Therefore,manyChinesesayingsareconnectedwithland,agricultureorfarmingactivities.Englishculture,onthecontrary,iscoastalcommerceandtherearemanysayings
2、closelylinkedwithsea,sailingandfishingactivities.NowletmeshowyousomedetailsofanimaldifferencesbetweenChinaandEnglishinthefollowings：SnakesaredangerousanimalsinbothEnglishandChinesecultures.InancientChineseorinChinesemythology,however,thesnakeanddragonsometimesareinseparable.FuXiandNv
3、WaareregardedasthefirstancestorsoftheChinesenationwhoaresaidtohaveahuman-headwithasnakewithasnakebody.Peoplewhowerebornintheyearofthesnakealsosaythattheywerebornintheyearoftheyoungdragon.Thisassociativemeaningofthesnakeisinapositivesense.AdragonisanevilandstrongembodimentinEnglish.It
4、oftencausesgreatdisastersandguardssomemysteriousfortunes,asistoldinBritishlegends.InChineseculture,onthecontrary,adragonisasymbolofextremehonorandgreatpower.Westernerstakedogsastheirfriendsandcompanions,sothatinEnglishdogsareusedinthecommendatorysenseinmostcases.Theconnotationofthedo
5、ginChineseismorederogatory,exceptafewcasesindicatingtheloyaltytoitsmaster.Therearealsosomecommonsayingsaboutanimalsinourdailylife,itisveryconvenientforustoexpress,forinstance:SomecommonsayingsTopdog优胜者Cleverdog聪明的小孩Bigdog要人Deaddog没用的人Underdog失败者Dirtydog道德败坏的人Dumbdog沉默寡言的人Gaydog快活的人La
6、zedog懒汉Seadog老手Loveme,lovemydog.爱屋及乌Everydoghasitsday.凡人皆有得意日Giveadogabadnameandhangit.欲加之罪，何患无词Youdog.你这狗东西Thatdog.那狗东西Alionathome,amouseabroad.在家如狮，在外如鼠。Aratcrossingthestreetischasedbyall.老鼠过街，人人喊打。Hewasverydangerous,likeawolfinsheep'sclothing.他非常危险，像一只披着羊皮的狼。Whenthecat'saway,themi
7、cewillplay.猫儿不在，鼠儿做怪。Dumbdogsaredangerous.不出声的狗最危险。Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林。Astheoldcockcrows,sodoestheyoung.老公鸡怎样叫，小公鸡怎样学。Ifadonkeybrayatyou,don’tbrayathim.别和蠢人一般见识。Thecamelistheshipofthedesert.骆驼是沙漠之舟。Whentheweaselandthecatmakeamarriage,itisaveryillpresage.黄鼠狼与猫
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