Culture Difference on ColorsNumbers and Animals英語畢業(yè)論文

1、哈 爾 濱 理 工 大 學(xué)畢 業(yè) 設(shè) 計題 目：culture difference on colors, numbers and animals 院 系：榮成學(xué)院外語系 姓 名： 指導(dǎo)老師： 系主任： culture difference on colors，numbers and animals摘要 中西方的差別存在于我們生活中的各個方面。詞語意義上的差別更是非常突出。我將通過這篇文章闡釋中西方在顏色，數(shù)字和動物方面理解的區(qū)別和聯(lián)系。由于歷史發(fā)展和社會風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣的不同，不同的國家可能會對相同的顏色有著截然不同的視角。在中國，千百年來，古代君主的衣服都是用亮黃色的不了才回，所以黃色被中國人視為

2、權(quán)力地位的象征。然而在西方國家里，黃色與恐懼吝嗇敗壞相聯(lián)系。同樣，數(shù)字在中西方文化里同樣存在著類似的差異，有些甚至完全對立。在中國，數(shù)字“六”被視為大吉大利，然而在西方，三個六代表撒旦密碼，寓意是邪惡與陰暗。動物上的東西方差距更是明顯，中國人習(xí)慣性地把自己稱作“龍的傳人”，因為龍在中國象征著祥和，高貴。然而在西方，龍則被視為邪惡的化身。有很多像這樣的例子，全都是中西方文化差異的存在。在全球化日趨明顯的今天，中西方的交流也越來越多。所以，了解中西方文化差異，特殊的偏愛和禁忌顯得尤為重要，有利于我們更加和諧融洽的中西方文化交流。關(guān)鍵詞：文化差異 顏色 數(shù)字 動物。abstractthe diffe

3、rence 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, for tho

4、usands of years, the emperors clothes 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

5、 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. today, as the globalization are becoming more and more obvious, the communicati

6、on between chinese an 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 ;animalscontentschapter 1 introduction.1chapter 2 the

7、reasons of culture differences.22.1environment22.2history2chapter 3 words meaning and culture differences.33.1words on colors33.2words on animals3chapter 4 the comprehension of the differences4acknowledgements.5bibliography6chapter 1 introductionas we all know, although the relationship between chin

8、a and western in politics, economy, culture become more and more close and cross fertilization of culture are more and more obvious, there are still a variety of differences between china and western countries. the differences exist in various aspects of social life. every nation has itself special

9、standard which created with the spirit of this their nation. the differences on culture and customs make china and western countries totally different. as languages is the carrier of the human culture. this difference must be reflected in the languages of different nations. so in the following, the

10、paper will take the colors, numbers and animas as representations to introduce the difference.many words which mean luck and happiness in chinese represent the total different meaning, some are even the opposite .the paper will set examples in the essay to explain this phenomenon.in a word, we have

11、to acknowledge the difference between china and western in culture, all college students should get well-prepared for this impact in cultures. only when we realize the significance of the difference in difference cultures, can we get along with foreign in the multi-cultural society.chapter 2 the rea

12、sons of culture differencesthe culture of the east and west really distinguish each other a lot. this is because the culture systems are two separate on the whole.2.1environmentthe ancient eastern civilization was born from the river civilization which made the rich fertile plain, while the ancient

13、western civilization came from the cradle of the seathe easterners made their lives by wording on the farm plough and sow. it was the land that gave them food, gave them the wood to build the house. in a word ,it was the land that gave them life. so they relied on the land, adored the land, and rega

14、rded it as the god and belief.the westerners took advantage of the natural marine resources to catch fish to eat and traded on the sea for the other necessities of life. so the worship of nature is not as strong as the easterners. on this basis, the god in the west is just a faith, not that mysterio

15、us and omnipotent as the east. so, westerners and easterners have many different thoughts of one same thing. 2.2historychina as the representative of the eastern countries which has five thousand yeas culture accumulation is a country of morality, harmony. it devoted particular care to everyone but

16、not one person. the ancient china had its unique form of culture, like poetry and tai ji, a kind of chinese kung fu. it laid particular emphasis on the verve but not the shape. while in the west, because of the historical spirit and their own religious faith they treat every thing as careful as they

17、 can. they do think that is a manner of life. so various distinction of thoughts on everything between easterners and westerners came into being.chapter 3 words meaning and culture differences3.1words on colorsred is considered as the basic advocating color in chinese traditiongal culture, and it me

18、ans happiness and luck. when there comes something very joyful like their traditional spring festival, they will hang up the big red lanterns and red hi words and put red firecrackers. in addition, on the wedding, the bride and bridegroom will both dress in red, and the bride will be covered the red

19、 lid waiting for the married team.3.2words on animalsare very piggish “l(fā)ittle chan mao” very intimate. while in english culture, cat is used to describe venomous woman. it is the different culture that leads to different thoughts of the animals.chapter 4 the comprehension of the differencesin the gl

20、obalized world, the communication becomes more and more frequent, during the communication we may inevitably mention something, like colors, numbers and animals that have different meaning between the two language culture, we should respect the culture and custom of each other, try to avoid the tattoo, and say something that both of us can accept or just stand on the others position to accept and comprehend it. only in this way, can we build up a friendly relationship.ack