课件：Culurecolour.ppt

red flag n. 红旗, 危险信号, [喻]惹人生气的事物 red hat n. 1.（红衣主教的）主教红帽 2.红衣主教--cardinal red light n. 危险信号, (十字路口的交通)红灯, (车辆等的)尾灯, 口(旧时以红灯作为标志)妓院 red meat n. 未煮前颜色是红色的肉类(尤指牛、羊肉) red rag n. 斗牛用的红布, 激怒人的东西 paint it red [美俚]把某事描绘成骇人听闻的样子; 把...弄得引人注目 paint the town red 痛饮; 胡闹 The meanings of the red colour vary from culture to culture. At least Chinese people like the red colour more than the westerners. Conclusion G9-26 赵可望 1、The different meanings of yellow in China and West. 2、They also have a similar place. The Colour Yellow in Chinese and Western Cultures Causes of cultural differences of yellow colour. In chinese, yellow is connected to both positive and negative meanings. While,it is always considered that western people hold that yellow is not an exceptional colour. (1) Yellow, corresponding with earth, is considered the most beautiful and prestigious colour.The Chinese saying, Yellow generates Yin and Yang, implies that yellow is the center of everything. fire 火（红色） wood 木（青色） water 水（黑色） metal 金（白色） (2) In traditional culture of China, yellow is “the colour of emperor” (帝王之色). Chinese people hold that yellow stands for power and money. 康熙皇帝 The emperor Kangxi 满城尽带黄金甲 Curse of the Golden Flower THANK YOU SUCCESS * * 可编辑 In addition we cliam and are proud of being the offspring of dragon , the color of dragon is also yellow. Modern people also like yellow, which represents the elegance and nobleness. (3) In the other hand, yellow is also associated with the bad things. Yellow means inexperienced. we say黄毛丫头, which means the girl is a green hand. （4）Nowdays,people always refer to pornography as yellow literatureand pornographic films as yellow movies. The word yellow in the campaign statement of Eradicate the yellow and fight against the illegal refers to pornography. Yellow in the western has failed to enjoy such a courtesy. In English culture, yellow is often connected with de