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1、CulturaldifferencesofthecolorredbetweenEnglishandChineseAbstract:Inhumanlanguagethereexistanumberofcolortermsthatmaketheworldcolorful.Thecolorwordsnotonlyexpressthecolor,butalsoimplythecultureofeachcountry,differentculturescanreflectonecountry’shistory,aesthetictasteandnationalpsychology.Itisn
2、oticedthatdifferentpeoplehavedifferentcultureshavedifferentsensetocolors.ThispaperdealswiththeculturalconnotationsofthecolorredinEnglishandChinese,which,tosomeextent,canhelpreadersreduceembarrassmentincommunicationandunderstanding.Keywords:CultureRedMeaningEnglishChineseⅠ.IntroductionInthelong
3、processofproductionandlife,outofnecessity,mankindhascreatedcolorwords.Thehistoryofcolorwordshasgonethroughalong-termchange;nowthecolorwordsnotonlyexpressthecolor,butalsoimplythecultureofeachcountry,differentculturescanreflectonecountry’shistory,aesthetictasteandnationalpsychology.Itisthebright
4、andcolorfulnaturewhichprovidestheplaceforlifeandthefoundationfordeveloping.Colorisapresentfromnaturetohuman.Theredsun,bluesky,greengrassland,everythinghasitscolor.Wecannotimaginewhattheworldwouldbeifthereisnocolorofgreatvariety.FromtheEnglishlearning,wecanfindthatdifferentcountrieshavedifferen
5、tmeaningofsomecolorwords.Colorplaysanimportantpartintheculture.Almosteverythingcanbedescribedwithcolorwords,includingeconomy,political,culture,andemotion.SometimeswecannotunderstandsomeEnglishstatements,becauseeverylanguageisrootedinitsownculture.Thepapermainlyattemptstomakeacomparisonofthecol
6、orredbetweenEnglishandChinese.Ⅱ.ThemeaningofredinthewesterncountriesInwesterncountries,theredisthecoloroflife,fireandblood.Thered,likethefireandblood,hasdualnatureinthesymbolic.Dazzlingandcentrifugalpaleredhasthecharactersofdiurnal,maleandtonicstimulatingactivity.Thered,likethesun,canencourage
7、people.Fromthismeaning,theredrepresentsthelife,birth,love,warmth,inspiredpassionandcelebration.·Forexample,“red-letterdays”meansholidayssuchasChristmasandotherspecialdays.Suchdaysareprintedinredoncalendars,ratherthaninblankforordinaryda