A Comparison between Chinese and English taboos 英语专业毕业论文 (2).doc

Contents Abstract 1 Key words 1 摘 要 1 关键词 1 1. Introduction 1 2. Taboos on Animal 2 3. Taboos on Colour 3 4. Taboos on Festival and Holiday 4 5. Taboos on Number and Date 5 6. Taboos on Table Manners 6 7. Conclusion 7 Bibliography 8 A Comparison between Chinese and English taboos Abstract: Taboos are wildly around us. Influenced by the different culture, taboos have different conception between Chinese and English. There is one old saying: one’s meat may be another’s poison. So do taboos. Learn more about taboos in different nations lead us access to know deeply the culture of those countries and avoid us behaving improperly. There are many aspect of life about taboos, such as on animal, on color, on number etc. A comparison between Chinese and English taboos can help us form a good sense of art of communication with foreign friends. Key word: taboos; comparison; animals; color; word; number 摘要: 禁忌通常就在我们身边。由于受文化差异的影响，中英文中的禁忌有不同的文化内涵。有句谚语是，一个人的美味可能是另一个人的毒药。禁忌更是如此。学习不同民族的禁忌使我们更深的了解这些民族的文化，同时使我们的行为更合宜。这里有关于生活的许多方面的禁忌，比如在动物，颜色，和数字上等。通过对中英禁忌的比较帮助我们建立和外国友人交流技巧的艺术。 关键词：禁忌；比较；动物；颜色；词语；数字 1. Introduction With the development of the cultural globalization, more and more Chinese get to know the culture of foreign countries. When different cultures go together, they may cause conflicts. Therefore we should careful when we talk with a foreign friend and know what are they taboos so that we can avoid the barriers of communication. What’s more, taboos are important part of culture. The study of taboos should be a part of our learning. Through studying taboos lead us to know more about foreign culture. In this paper, I just try to comparison Chinese and English taboos on daily life that are frequently around us. Therefore I choose five aspects to analyze the similar and different notion. There are on animal, on color, on festival and holiday, on number and date and on word. I try using as much example as I can in this paper to show the different notion on taboos. I also use comp