东西方动物的不同寓意英语.ppt

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1、IdenticalanimalwordhasdifferentcultureimplicationsCatInChina,manyfamiliesraisecats.Catscancatchmouseandhelpmastersolveproblems.Meanwhile,catshaveagood-lookingfigureandwonderfulcharacter.Chinesepeopleliketocallsomebodywhoisfondoffood“小馋猫”.Allthenamegiventocatsarelovelyandcute.CatBlackcats

2、alwaysscaredthem.Englishpeoplethinkcatshavesomeconnectionswithwitch.IftheymeetablackcatonadarkFriday,theythinktheymayhaveabadlucklater.Sheisacat.她是个包藏祸心的女人。Mrs.Smithisaperfectcat.史密斯夫人是个地地道道的长舌妇。Themanandhiswifeleadadogandcatlife.他们夫妻俩经常吵架。Catshidetheirclaws.猫总是藏起自己的爪子——知人知面不知心。Aglovesca

3、tcatchesnomice.戴手套的猫抓不到老鼠——不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业。Thecatshutsitseyeswhenstealingcream.掩耳盗铃，自欺欺人。BatToChinesepeople,batisasymbolofhealth,goodluckandhappiness.Tosomeextent,thepronunciationofbatinChinesemakesgoodimaginetoChinesepeople.“蝠”and”福”hasthesamepronunciation.BatWesternpeoplealwaysthinkofsome

4、thinguglyaboutbat.Accordingtothewesterntraditionaltales,bloodsuckerwillbecomebatatdaytime.Theyhideinadarksomecaveandcomeoutagaintosuckbloodatnight.Westernpeopleareafraidofbatandhateit.asblindasabat有眼无珠havebatsinthebelfry异想天开ascrazyasabat发疯OwlIthasderogatorymeaninginChina.Itisactiveatnigh

5、t,soitiscalled“夜猫子”.Owlindicatesthecomingdisaster,soChinesepeopledonotlikeitatall.OwlWesternpeoplethinkthatowlistheimagesofwisdomandintelligence.Theyhaveidiomlike:”aswiseasanowl”.Inchildren'sstoriesorcartoonfilms,owlalwayswearsapairofglassesjustlikeascholar.Itishethatmakesasettlementofdi

6、sputesandthinkoutgoodideasinacrisis.BearInChina,peoplethinkbearissilly,foolishandincapable.Forthereason,thereexiststhephase“你真熊”,itmeans“Youarefoolish”or“Youareuseless”.BearWesternpeoplelikethenaughty,funnyandlovelybear.NotonlychildrenlikeTeddyBear,butalsoadultsareinterestedinit.TigerInC

7、hina,peoplethinkthattigeristhekingofallanimals.Weusethisanimalword“tiger”todescribeafierceandviolentperson.LionWesternpeopleregardlionasthemostdangerousanimalsintheforest.Theyhavesuchexpressionslike:Lionintheway.拦路虎。Lionhunter.狐假虎威者。Thankyouforlistening.