DifferentCulturesinColor说课.ppt

Color How to translate different colors? White The Connotation of White in Western culture: purity, fidelity, elegance, wealth, happiness, hope Translate: a white wedding a white day: a lucky day吉日 days marked with white stones Snow White White House Whitehall白厅：英国政府 White paper a white lie a white man white hope white feather white flag white trash穷苦白人 white elephant white light district 纽约不夜区 white war 经济战，没有硝烟的战争 in the white 尚未完工 mark with a white stone 标记某事以示吉利 white wedding白色的婚礼 white hope “白色的希望”，指可望给团队、集体等带来成功的人 a white lie，直译为“白色的谎言”，指为避免伤及别人而说的无害的或无关紧要的谎言 the connotation of white in Chinese: death, lifeless performance, bad omen，cunning 白开水Plain boiled water 白搭No good 白丁 /白痴 / 白面书生 一穷二白 一个唱红脸，一个唱白脸 红白喜事 红脸的关公，白脸的曹操 白话文Vernacular 白费事in vain，all in vain，a waste of time and energy； 白送give something for free； 白丁very common people； 白搭no use，no good； 真相大白the fact made clear； 清白innocence； 表白 explain something for oneself Red Western Culture: cruelty, war, violence, danger, revolution Chinese Culture: happiness, good luck, prosperity Translate: red-letter day Roll out the red carpet隆重欢迎 red card red light red flag red-light district the Red Army/ Red catch sb. red-handed当场抓住 be in the red/ be out of the red负债，亏欠/不再亏空 red tape官样文章，繁文缛节 see red 大怒 a red rag to a bull激怒某人的事 red as a beetroot满脸通红 开门红be successful at the beginning 红娘 match maker 红人 a person who enjoys great popularity 红颜/ 红袖 young beauty 女红 needle work 红眼病 green-eyed 又红又专 both socialist—minded and professionally qualified 红豆love pea 红榜 honorary board 红利 bonus 红白喜事 weddings and funerals 绿肥红瘦 红糖 brown sugar 红茶 black tea 《红楼梦》 Green green-eyed green power 金钱的力量 a green hand give sb. the green light/ get the green light green house; greenhouse effect It’s a good plan. The manager will give you the green light. You are green to believe what he said. I was very green when I saw her new skirt. 绿林好汉outlaws 戴绿帽子cuckold Black black day凶日 black sheep害群之马，败家子 black in the face脸色发紫 black future暗淡的前途