中西方动物词汇的文化内涵比较.pptx

Comparison of connotations of animals in Chinese and western idioms;Similarities of connotations Differences of connotations The same animal words with different meanings Different animal words with the same connotations;Both Chinese and western people nearly have the same knowledge about some animals. As a result, they give the same or similar cultural connotation to some animal words. The examples are following：;At the same time, with more and more communication, lots of foreign words come into both languages. We can find some idioms with even the same images and the same connotations, such as:;The same animal words with different connotations;In western culture, dragon symbolizes evil and it is considered to be a bloodthirsty incarnate. ;In west, people say “as happy/merry as a cricket”. “Cricket” in English is the symbol of happiness, as it is written in Shakespeare’s famous work “Henry IV”.;Westerners see owls as a symbol of wisdom. As the English saying goes:“as wise as owl. ”In children’s books and comics, the owl usually has a good brain.;Western people think it is proud and vain when it is walking, so it gives them the impression of vanity and arrogance. We can find some phrases like as proud as a peacock 像孔雀般骄傲 play the peacock 沾沾自喜;Westerners don’t like bats, and they are usually associated with bad characteristics. as blind as a bat 有眼无珠 crazy as a bat 神经错乱 have bats in the belfry 异想天开 ; Different animal words with the same connotation ;Horse VS 牛;Owing to these, Chinese and western people sometimes use two different animals to express the same meaning. For example: talk horse 吹牛 as strong as a horse 力大如牛 drink like a horse 牛饮 work like a horse 像牛一样勤劳 You may take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink. 牛不喝水强按头 ;