6Language_and_Culture_idiom.ppt

Conflicting words 鹤 vs.crane Chinese: the symbol of longevity Japanese: the symbol of happiness British: ugly bird French: stand for stupid men and wanton woman 猫头鹰 vs. owl Chinese: unlucky English: symbol of wisdom Conflicting words 龙 vs. dragon Chinese: symbol of power and status English: evil animal (the great dragon: Satan) 保守 vs. conservative Chinese: no willing to make progress English: respect of the history, handle things steadily 荷花 (lotus) Indian: the national flower Japanese: unlucky, used in funeral or memorial ceremony Conflicting words 黄色 (Chinese; American; Russian) Chinese: pornographic (English) yellow news: sensational news Russian: the symbol of betrayal 菊花 (chrysanthemum) Chinese: elegant Japanese: the symbol of the royal family Latin American: used in funerals Color terms Mr. Brown is a very white man. He was looking rather green the other day. He has been feeling blue lately. When I saw him, he was in a brown study. I hope he’ll soon be in the pink again. 布朗先生是一位忠实可靠的人。那天他脸色不好，近来感到闷闷不乐。我见到他时，他显得心事重重。我希望他早点振作起来。 Color terms: exercises It takes weeks to go through all the red tape involved in getting planning permission. Complicated official rules and regulations He’s the manager’s blue-eyed boy and has been promoted several times in the past two years. A person treated with special favour by someone Color terms: exercises He’s still a green hand and bound to make mistakes, but I think he’ll bear watching. Lacking experience, not mature enough I’m afraid we shouldn’t go on chatting like this. The new manager could arrive out of blue. Unexpectedly, without warning Color terms: exercises I know he has the gift of gab, but I’m afraid he doesn’t have much grey matter. intelligence No matter how successful she has become, my sister is still regarded as the black sheep of the family. A person who is strongly disapproved of by other members of the family Idioms and Culture Idioms, proverbs, maxim格言,箴言 and sayings are an important part of a language, w