跨文化交际讲课color

●Whatiscolor?●Theemotionofcolor●ColorandDesignwhatiscolor?Theappearancethatthinggshavethatresultsfromthewayinwhichtheyreflectlight.Colororcolouristhevisualperceptualpropertycorrespondinginhumanstothecategoriescalledred,green,blueandothers.whatiscolor?Ifyouwanttoaddcolortosomething……whatiscolor?ASmallTranslationTestMr.Smith,averywhiteman,butaveryyellowone.Hewasveryredwithangerwhenhefoundhimselfcheatedbyhisclosefriend,but,hesaidnothing.LastFriday,ablackletterday,hehadacaraccident.Hewaslookingrathergreenandfeelingbluelately.WhenIsawhim,hewasinabrownstudy.Ihopehe'llsoonbeinthepinkagain.Smith先生是一个很正直的人，但是他很怯懦。当他发现被自己非常亲密的朋友欺骗了以后，他怒气冲天，却什么也没说。上个星期五是个不幸的日子，他出了场车祸。最近他看起来气色不大好,常常感到忧伤。我看到他的时候他正陷入沉思中，我希望不久他就会康复起来。Color&CultureThesymbolicsignificanceofthisdifferenceincolorbetweendifferentculturesisduetothedifferentculturalandhistoricalbackgroundandthedifferentaestheticpsychologyofeachnation.hTheoriginalmeaningofred.REDINCHINAOrigin：中国红作为中国人的文化图腾和精神皈依，其渊源追溯到古代对日神虔诚的膜拜。MeansgoodluckinbothcultureRedornamentsarebelievedtobringgoodluckUsuallyinChineseweddingsandothercelebrationsRepresentssocialism&communism◆Lucky,joyful(Matchmaker“红娘”，Flourishing“红火”)◆Flourishing，lively(Humansociety“红尘”)◆Revolutionary，progressive(RedRegime“红色政权”，RedArmy“红军”)◆Smooth，successful(Popular“走红”，Popularpeople“红人”)◆Graceful，beautiful(Youngwoman“红装”，Beautifulface“红颜”)REDINTHEWEST◆Cruel,bloody：Theredrulesoftoothandclaw“残杀和暴力统治”Redrevenge“血腥复仇”,Aredbattle”血战”◆Radical,violentrevolution：Redhotpoliticalcampaign“激烈的政治运动”，Aredrevolution“赤色革命”，Redactivities“左派激进活动”ExpressingfeelingslikeashamedorangrySometimesmeansevilinEnglishcultureBLOODSHEDANDWARDangerous,nervous:Redalert“空袭报警”Aredadventurestory“一个令人紧张的冒险故事”,Aredflag“危险信号旗”Debauchery,obscenity:Aredwasteofhisyouth“他那因放荡而浪费的青春”Aredlightdistrict“花街柳巷（红灯区）”WhiteTheConnotationofWhiteinWesternculture:purity,fidelity,elegance,wealth,happiness,hopeWhiteWhiteisadvocatingcolorinwesternculture.●Pure（1）awhitesoul（2）whitewedding●Upright,honest（1）awhitespirit正直的精神（2）whitehand廉洁、诚实White●Luck（1）oneofthewhitedaysofsomebody’slife某人生活中的吉日之一（2）whitemagic有天使相助的法术●Legal,harmlessness（1）whitemarket合法市场（2）whitelist经过批准的合法明单（3）awhitelie无害的谎言Translate:awhiteweddingawhiteknightawhitedaydaysmarkedwithwhitestonesSnowWhiteWhiteHouseWhitehallWhitepaperawhitelieawhitemanwhitehope一场教堂举行的婚礼获胜者幸运的一天幸福的一天白厅白皮书一个善意的谎言一个好心的人人们寄予厚望的人WhatdoeswhitemeaninChina?WHITEORIGIN:在中国古代的五方说中，西方为白虎，西方是刑天杀神，主萧杀之秋，古代常在秋季征伐不义、处死犯人。所以白色是枯竭而无血色、无生命的表现，象征死亡、凶兆。IntheEast,it'sthecolorformourningandfunerals.WhiteInChineseculture,whiteisabasictaboocolorlikeblackinAmericanculture.●Death,illomen(dry,noblood,inanimate)白事funeral(whiteisthecolorofmourning)theconnotationofwhiteinChinese:death,lifelessperformance,badomen，cunning白开水Plainboiledwater白搭Nogood白丁/白痴/白面书生一穷二白一个唱红脸，一个唱白脸红白喜事红脸的关公，白脸的曹操白话文VernacularWhite●Failure,stupid,unprofitable白旗whiteflag白痴idiot白忙invain●Crafty,catty唱白脸playthevillain●Poorlearning,nofame白丁commonman白费事invain，allinvain，awasteoftimeandenergy；白送givesomethingforfree；白丁verycommonpeople；白搭nouse，nogood；真相大白thefactmadeclear；清白innocence；表白explainsomethingforoneselfWHITEINCHINA腐朽、反动、落后:白色专政WHITEDICTATORSHIP失败、愚蠢、无利可得:白痴IDIOT白忙ALLINVAIN奸邪、阴险:唱白脸PRETENDTOBEHARSHANDSEVEREORIGIN:黄色在中国文化中是红色的一种发展异化,在古代的五方、五行、五色中，中央为土黄色,黄色象征中央政权、国土之义,为历代封建帝王所专有。YELLOWINCHINAPower,majesty(权势，威严)：thecentreisyellow Centralization,land(中央集权，国土)：theimperialrobe“黄袍”，imperialedict“黄榜”，imperialmandarinjacket“黄马褂”YELLOWINTHEWESTBIBLETheLastSupper　Kiss　ofJudas卑鄙、胆怯:yellowdog卑鄙的人yellowstreak胆怯yellow-livered胆小的低级趣味的报刊、毫无文学价值的书籍:yellowpress黄色报刊yellowjournalism黄色办报作风yellowback廉价轰动一时的小说BlueBlue isa color,theperceptionofwhichisevokedbylighthavingaspectrumdominatedbyenergywithawavelength ofroughly450–490 nm.Itisconsideredoneofthe additive primarycolors. WhatdoesbluemeaninChina?BLUE在中国文化中，蓝色给人以保持清澈、浪漫的感觉，象征着宁静,深邃,是智慧的颜色，同时也是力量、权力与不朽的代表。Bluebook–releasedbythegovernment,ithasthesamenaturewithwhitebook.Bluebridge-theplaceyoumeetyourlover.Blueprint–adetailedplanning.IntheEnglishlanguage,blueoftenrepresentsthehumanemotionofsadness,forexample,"Hewasfeelingblue“,“Araingivesmetheblues”,ablueMandy.Meansyouhaveahighstatus.Justasbluebloodmeansyouarenoble.Bluestocking—scholarlywoman高学历女性TheBlues—popularstyleofmusicsometimescharacterizedbymelancholymelodiesandwords爵士乐Somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,somethingblue.Singingtheblues—bemoaningone’scircumstances唱挽歌Intotheblue—enteringtheunknownorescapetopartsunknown去陌生环境Abluevideoisnottosaythatthisisavideowithsadnessemotion,butavideowithsexwhichisnotsuitabletowatchifyouarelessthan18yearsold.Don’tmakebluejokeswithanottooclosefriendespeciallyaoppositesexfriend.Ablueribbonreferstogetfirstprizeinthegame.Blue-collarjobsmeanmanualwork.BLACK给人以沉重的神秘之感，是一种庄重而严肃的色调,由于其本身的黑暗无光给人以阴险、毒辣和恐怖的感觉。它象征邪恶、反动。BlackFriday----JesusdiedbeforeEasteronFridayBlackInwesternculture,blackisabasictaboocolor.●Death,disaster.（1）BlackMass安灵弥撒（2）towearblackforherfather为她父亲戴孝（3）blackwords不吉利的话（4）ablackletterday凶日Black●Evil,crime（1）BlackMan邪恶的恶魔（2）ablackdeed极其恶劣的行为（3）blackguard恶棍、流氓（4）blackmail敲榨、勒索Black●Disgrace,disrepute（1）ablackmark污点（2）blacksheep败家子（3）ablackeye丢脸、坏名声●Depressed,anger（1）blackdog沮丧情绪（2）Thefuturelooksblack前途暗淡（3）Hegavemeablacklook他怒气冲冲地看着我WhatdoesblackmeaninChina?BlackInChina,blackisamysteryoftheheavyfeeling,agraveandserioustone●Solemnity,justicethe“blackface”Baogong,theblackfacebookofZhangfeiandLikuiintraditionalBeijingOperaBlack●Evil,reaction黑心肠blackheart黑幕insidestoryofaplot黑帮gangster黑名单blacklist走黑道goingunderworld黑店clipjoint黑货smuggledgoodsPINKPinkisavariationofred，wecanregarditasaspecialcaseofred。IntraditionalChineseculture，pinkisalsonamed“redpeachblossom”。ApoetinTangdynasty，CuiHu，wrote“rosecheeksandpinkpeachblossomsshineuponeachother”（人面桃花相映红）。Hecomparewomenwithpeachblossombecausethatwomenusepinkrougetoadornthemselves，itmaketheirskinwhiteinsidedeeplyredandtheircheeksareincontrastwithpeachblossoms。Pinkcanbeusedtosymbolizefemale。Forexample，BaiJuyiwroteinhis“Songofaneverlastingregret”（长恨歌）：“Whenshesmiledshewasanextremelycharmingfemale,bycomparison,allotherbowermaidsbecamepale.”（回眸一笑百媚生，六宫粉黛无颜色）Youngmenoftenassimilatebelovedwomenas“confidante”。（红颜知己）Pinkalsomeanslovely，girlslikepinkclothes，bagsandotherthings。Peopleusuallycalledimproperphysicalrelationshipas“peach-coloredaffair”。Inthewest，pinksymbolizeessenceandperfection。Forinstance：thepinkofperfection十全十美的东西或人；thepinkofpoliteness十分彬彬有礼；Italsosymbolizetheupperten：pinklady高格调鸡尾酒；pinktea上流社交活动；apink-collarworker高层次女秘书。InEnglish,greenisconnectedwith“lackexperiences”，“envy”and“youngandvigorous”，butinChinese,thecolormeans“fresh”and“health”E.g.agreenhand生手,易上当受骗的人greengoods新鲜货agreenman新来水手agreenoldage老当益壮We,Chineseyouth,shouldremainforevergreenlikethepinetrees.我们中国青年要始终象松树一样，四季常青，朝气蓬勃。Shewasscaredgreen.她吓得脸色苍白。Sheisgreenwithenvybecausemysisterhaswontheprize.我姐姐得了奖她非常嫉妒。GreenCONCLUSIONColorChinatheWestRedJoy,festive,occasions,luckDanger,anger,stopWhiteMourning,humilityPurity,virtueYellowHonor,royaltyCaution,cowardiceBlueStrength,power,immortalityMasculinity,calm,authorityBlackEvilDeath,evilGreenYouth,growthsafe,sour,goTheEndThankyou!