习语中的英美文化.ppt

One cultures meat is another cultures poison Chinese proverbs and English proverbs Pets in China and England White Anglo-Saxon Protestant Every man for himself, and God for us all.(人人为自己,上帝为大家) Every man is the architect of his own fortune.(自己的命运自己设计) self-absorption (自我专注)、self-limitation(自我制约)、self-cultivate(自我修养)、self-conquest(自我战胜)、self-admiration (自我赞赏)、self-control (自我控制)、self-dependence (自立)、self-reliance (自我依靠)、self-responsibility (自我负责)、self-advancement(自我发展)、self-salesmanship (自我宣传)、self-fulfilling(自我实现)、egodefence(自我防御)、self-awareness (自我意识)、self-disciplined (自律的)、self-centered (自我中心的)、self-protection (自我保护)等。 Privacy poke one’s nose into other people’s business meddle in other people’s affairs () Keep your big nose out of my business. () Mind your own business. (MYOB) () Time Time is money. ( Make hay while the sun shines.) Take time by the forelock. (抓住时机) Time and tide wait for no man. () Explore move about(或around) () throw up one’s job () take up a new job () Bible turn the other cheek Judas‘s kiss Salome Pandoras box The box was actually a large jar given to Pandora (all-gifted), which contained all the evils of the world. When Pandora opened the jar, its contents but for one item were released into the world. The one remaining item was Hope. Today, opening Pandoras box means to create evil that cannot be undone. Venus and adonis Orpheus and EurydiceOrpheus Eurydice.ppt Fables sour grapes History meet one’s waterloo meet one’s waterloo Narcissism Narcissism describes the trait of excessive self-love, based on self-image or ego. 相濡以沫 Platonic love One proceeds from recognition of anothers beauty to appreciation of Beauty as it exists apart from any individual, to consideration of Divinity, the source of Beauty, to love of Divinity. 颜色（color) 西方国家极为重视颜色环境的情感反映和交际作用，这是因为颜色可以产生很多联想意义，也往往会对人的情绪产生很多影响。下面这一段话是一个极为有趣的例子： Mr. Brown is a very white man. He was looking rather green the other day. He has been