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Color words 陈亦敏的部分
There‟re different kinds of colors related to people‟s life.In both Chinese and English, the words of different colors are abundant.We should pay attention to not only themselves basic meaning but also their deeper symbolic meaning.Due to the respective cultural background and tradition, people‟s feeling and expreions to the colors are not the same, so the symbolic meaning of colors can produce great difference between Chinese and Western culture.Today we‟ll introduce seven colors to you., they are red, purple, yellow, blue, black, white and green.A.Red In Chinese, red always stands for excitement, succeeding, lucky and flourishing(繁华的).In traditional Chinese wedding, the brides always dreed in red, the bridegroom wears a red flower on his breast.During holidays, people decorated their houses with red lanterns and doublets.红火： prosperous 红尘：the world of mortal 红色政权：the first regime of the Communist Party 红军：the first armed forces 红茶： black tea 红楼梦：A dream of red mansions 红领巾： Red scarf
红光满面： in ruddy health 红利： extra dividend
In America, red often stands for blood, violence, dangerous.Only some certain times means joyous.Red alert 空袭紧急警报 Red blooded 精力充沛的 red revenge 血腥复仇
a red waste of his youth他那因放荡而浪费的青春
see red:发怒
in the red:亏损,负债,赤字
red-letter day:大喜日子, 圣徒之节日
B.Purple
In China, purple always stand for honorable.Feudal emperors and the Taoism always use it as the symbolic color.In Chinese we have 紫禁城，紫气东来，紫书and so on.紫气：auspicious air 紫禁城：the emperors‟ palace/the Forbidden City 紫书：Taoist book 红得发紫：extremely popular
In this part, English share the same meaning with Chinese.For example, The Purple Heart is a U.S.Military decoration given to soldiers wounded in battle.the purple 帝位、王权
be born in the purple生在王侯贵族之家 marry in the purple嫁到显贵人家
to marry into the purple 与皇室或贵族联姻
C.Yellow In Chinese traditional culture, yellow is always be the symbol of emperor.In Chinese we say 黄袍，皇榜（which is in yellow cloth）.No one can use yellow except the emperor.In modern, yellow has changed its meaning into negative, most of them are obscene(淫秽的).黄色书刊：filthy novels /obscene novels
黄色电影：pornographic films /blue films /sex films 黄袍 ：the emperor„s dre 黄道吉日：auspicious day 下流的言论：the blue talk
But in English, yellow has no relationship with sentiment.But it has the meaning of timid(胆小鬼)and turpitude（卑鄙）.yellow dog：卑鄙的人
yellow streak：胆怯 Yellow Pages：黄页
D.Blue
When we are thinking about blue, what can you imagine? Ocean, sky, pure, clean and cool in summer.Blue does not have too many extended meaning in Chinese, but it does in English.It not only stands for gloom, but also stands for social status, and it shares the same meaning with yellow in Chinese.蓝图 blueprint/positive print 蓝牙 blue tooth “蓝领”指体力劳动阶层 blue collar 蓝颜知己 male confidant
blue video 黄色录象
blue blood（贵族血统）out of blue 意想不到 once in a blue 千载难逢 drink till all‟s blue 一醉方休 bluestockings 女才子
blue from cold“脸冻得发紫”
black and blue“青一块、紫一块” blue milk “掺水的牛奶” blue jokes “不适宜的玩笑” 郭秀超的部分
I will introduce three kinds of color words;they are about Black, White and Green.First: Black In Chinese funeral, people usually wear a black armband to show their mourns to the death relative.On one hand, black stands for solemn and justice, such as Baozheng.On the other hand, it stands for evil and reactionary ,like黑心肠，黑幕，黑帮，黑手，黑五类,黑夫妻，黑后台and so on.In the west, black is a taboo color, which stands for darkne.It means death and sinister, such as a black letter day, Black Friday.Black symbolizes wicked and guilty, for example, black man(小人)，black heart（腹黑）.And it means disgrace, such A black sheep.And black means dejected and resent, such as black dog, black future, and black look.E.g.: In Chinese 黑纱
black armband 包拯
Baozheng 黑帮
reactionary gang 黑手
evil backstage manipulator 黑店
gangster inn 背黑锅 be made a scapegoat 黑心
evil mind 黑幕
inside story In English black in the face
脸色铁青 to look black at someone 怒目而视 black sheep
害群之马 black day
凶日
black future
暗淡的前途 Black Friday
黑色星期五 black dog
沮丧 Black list
黑名单 Second: White White is a basic taboo color in Chinese traditional culture.It is the expreion of exhausted and non-blooded, non-life, and stands for death and ill omen.For example, when one died his family members must dre in white, and hold a funeral and this is called 白事.In Chinese feudal society, the common people were forbidden to dre in any other colors except white, so they were called 白衣 or 布衣.The persons with no position are 白丁.White in the western culture is usually an esteem color.White is considered pure.White is the traditional color for the brides at weddings, and to wear white at funerals would be offensive.As white is the color of the snow, so there is a white Christmas and a white winter.White stands for honest and upright, such as a white spirit, white man, and white hand.Besides, white also has derogatory meanings;show the white feather means act in a cowardly way, the same as white lipped, a face white with fear, as white as a sheet.White flag symbolizes giving up on something.E.g.: In Chinese 白事
funeral 白衣
low official
白丁
commoner 白开水
plain boiled water 白字
wrongly written 白搭
no use 白费事
all in vain 白发
grey hair 白手起家 start from scratch
Build up from nothing In English a white lie
善意的谎言
the white coffee 牛奶咖啡
white man
善良的人，有教养的人 white-livered
怯懦的white elephant
昂贵又无用之物 White Christmas白色圣诞节 White day
吉日 White night
失眠 Third: Green Green is signifying everything grows.In the feudal society, the dre of the government official on a lower level was regularized to be green, so it also symbolizes humble.青衫绿袍 is a symbol of low position in the official career.In English there is a term green-eyed or green with envy, both of them mean jealous and envious.However in Chinese眼红describes the same meaning.In Chinese 带绿帽子means to be a cuckold.If we translate it word by word, misunderstanding will arise.Green in the western culture is mainly related to the color of the plants, it is the symbol of vigor and energy, for example, a green old age is aociated with an old but vigorous man or woman.And to remain green forever means to keep fresh and vigorous forever, and also in the green;green also means fresh, such as keep a memory green, a green wound, green meat;E.g.: In Chinese 青衫绿袍 low position in the official career 戴绿帽子 to be a cuckold 灯红酒绿 feasting and revelry 开绿灯
give free rein In English in the green wood在青春旺盛的时代 In the green
血气方刚 a green old age
老当益壮 green recollection
记忆犹新 keep the memory green 永远不忘 a green wound
新伤口 Green eye
眼红 Green back
美钞 Gue: Mr.Brown is a very white man.He was looking rather green the other day.He has been feeling blue lately.I hope he‟ll soon be in the pink again.Mr.Brown is a very white(loyal)man.He was looking rather green(fell not good)the other day.He has been feeling blue(gloomy)lately.I hope he‟ll soon be in the pink(health)again.布朗先生是个非常忠实可靠的人。那天他脸上颇有病色。近来他一直感到闷闷不乐。我希望他早日恢复健康。
