中西方动物文化差异.ppt

TheculturaldifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternaboutanimals

Differentopinionsaboutdogs

Chinesecontemptdog,suchas‘adoglooksdownotherpeople’,‘Evenawormwillturn’.

Butinwesterncountries,peopleareappreciatethebraveandloyaltyofdog.

Butinwesternculture,thecatwasusedtoentertainrebelliousschemeofwoman.(包藏祸心的女人）

Chineseareveryfondofcat,oftenhaveintimateingredients.

Cat

WesternersandChinesetobearassociationsareverydifferent

Westernersbelievethatbearisveryfierce,dangerousanimal,alsomanythinkthezooorwildzooforestbearnaughtyandfunny.

ButneverlikeChinesepeoplethinksobearbrainless,incompetenceanduseless.

Loach

Inmostwesterncountriesdon’thaveloach,peoplejustthinktheloachisakindoffish.

TheydonotlikeChinesepeopledothinkitverytricky.

However,theChinesetoowlshavedifferentviews.Theyfearsawowlsorhearit,andthoughtcameacrossittohavebadluck.

Westernerssawowlsasasymbolofwisdom.Inchildren’sbooksandcomics,theowlisusuallyveryseriousandhasagoodbrain.

Bat

FortheChinesepeople,batsarelucky,healthyandhappysymbol.

Westernersdon’thavelovetobat,andtheyareusuallyassociatedwithbadcharacteristics.Theymentionedbatscanthinkofugly,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

InChineseculture,peopledon’thavesomuchassociationsoflion.Thelionisbutafiercepowerfulanimal.Justthetigeroftencancausesimilarassociations.

Westernersemphasizethepeacockproudside.

Suchas:

asproudasapeacock

孔雀般骄傲

playthepeacock

沾沾自喜

Chinesepayattentiontohertailofbeauty.ThepeacockinChinesecultureisauspiciousbeautiful