中文“牛”短语和英文“马”习语的对比性.ppt

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1、Chinese“niu”VSEnglish“horse”ThesimilaritiesofthemeaningextensionsbetweenChinese“niu”idiomsandEnglish“horse”idiomsHardworking“像老黄牛一样工作”(worklikeanoldox).ThecorrespondingexpressioninEnglishis“toworklikeahorse”or“tobeaworkhorse”Strong强壮如牛InEnglish:asstrongasahorseStubborntemper“

2、牛不喝水强按头”“Youcantakeahorsetothewaterbutyoucannotmakehimdrink”Thereasonsforthesimilarities:“niu”and“horse”havebeenservingforhumanbeingsforthousandsofyears.“niu”and“horse”havebeenplayingaveryimportantroleinfarmwork,transportation,foodandwar.Whenevertheyareneeded,humanbeingswilla

3、ssigntasksforthem.becauseoftheirphysicalfeatures:strong.ThereasonsforthedifferencesFromancienttime,Chinahasbeenacountrywithagricultureasitssupportingindustrybecauseofitslandandgeographicalposition.Aswell,Chinaisalsoacountryrichin“niu”,whichhasbeenwidelyusedinfarmwork.Britaini

4、salsorichinlandandagricultureisalsooneofitsmostimportantindustries.Buthorseismorepopularthere.InBritain,“horseracingbegantobecomeaprofessionalsportduringtherule(1702-1714)ofQueenAnne.”(Y.P.Li,2008,p.188).Becauseofthelonghistoryandwidepopularityofhorseracing,therearelotsofword

5、sandidiomsabout“horse”,asit’sdiscussedearlierinthepaper.