CultureDifferenceonColrs,NumbersandAnimals英语专业毕业论文.doc

Culture Difference on Colors, Numbers and Animals Abstract The differences between China and Western countries are existed everywhere in our daily life.The differences on words are also very specific.Through this essay I will explain the association and distinction on colors,numbers and animals in detail. Due to the historical development and social custom ,different countries may have totally different views of different colors. In China ,for thousands of years,the emperors clothes are made by the yellow cloth,so the color yellow is regarded as the power, and the majesty .But in Western countries,color yellow is associated with fear,mean and corruption.Also,cause of different social customs,the numbers meanings in different countries are also different,some are even totally the opposite.In China,666 are considered as great luck,but it is Satan code which are related to evil and crime in Western countries.Things are also nearly the same about animal.Chinese are calling themselves the descendants of the dragonfor thousands of years,while in Western countries they consider dragon as evil incarnate.Many examples like these above are existed because of the distinction of culture and custom. Today,as the globalization are becoming more and more obvious,the communication between Chinese and Westerners are also becoming general,so we should be conscious of the culture differences and respect the believes and taboos of each other to build up a harmonious relationship. Key words: culture difference color number animals 摘 要 中西方的差别存在于我们社会生活中的各个方面。词语意义上的差别更是非常突出。我将通过这篇文章阐释中西方在颜色，数字和动物方面理解的区别和联系。 由于历史发展和社会风俗习惯的不同，不同的国家可能会对相同的颜色有着截然不同的视角。在中国，千百年来，古代君王的衣服都是用亮黄色的布料裁制，所以黄色便被中国人视为权力地位的象征。然而在西方国家里，黄色与恐惧吝啬败坏相联系。同样，数字在中西方文化里同样存在着类似的差异，有些甚至完全对立。在中国，数字“六”被视为大吉大利，然而在西方，三个六代表撒旦密码，寓意是邪恶与阴暗。动物上的东西方差距更是明显，中国人习惯性地把自己称作“龙的传人”，因为龙在中国象征着祥和，高贵。然而在西方，龙则被视为邪恶的化身。有很多像这样的例子，全都是因为中西方文化差异的存在。 在全球化日趋明显的今天，中西方的交流也越来越多。所以，了解中西方的文化差异，特殊的偏爱和禁忌显得尤为重要，有利于我们更加和谐融洽的中西方交流。 关键词：文化差异 颜色 数字 动物 Contents Cha