1、（20_届）本科毕业设计英语颜色词在中西方日常生活中的应用差异1INTRODUCTION11RESEARCHBACKGROUNDBECAUSELANGUAGEISTHECARRIEROFCULTURE,PEOPLESWORDSANDDEEDSREFLECTCERTAINCULTURALCONNOTATIONCONSCIOUSLYORUNCONSCIOUSLYEVERYSOCIALCOMMUNICATIONPOSSESSESITSOWNCERTAINTHOUGHTPATTERN,VALUE,CUSTOM,ANDWAYOFLIFEFORALONGTIME,PEOPLEFOCUSEDONTHELAN
2、GUAGEFORMSSUCHASPHONETICS,VOCABULARYANDGRAMMARANDIGNOREDTHEEFFECTOFBACKGROUNDKNOWLEDGEOFCULTUREHOWEVER,SOCIALCULTURELANGUAGEISAVERYIMPORTANTCOMPONENTOFCULTURE,THEEXISTENCEANDDEVELOPMENTOFLANGUAGEAREINFLUENCEDBYSOCIETY,ANDTHESOCIALPHENOMENONANDVOCABULARYOFACERTAINHISTORICALPERIODSREFLECTTHEOBJECTIVEH
3、ISTORYOFSOCIETYMANYSCHOLARSHAVEDONEAVARIETYOFRESEARCHESFOREXAMPLELIUXINGXINGTHOUGHTBECAUSEDIFFERENTCOUNTRIESANDPEOPLESHAVEDIFFERENTHISTORICALBACKGROUND,AESTHETICPSYCHOLOGY,LIVINGENVIRONMENT,RELIGIOUSBELIEFS,MAKINGTHESAMECOLORWORDSCONTAINDIFFERENTSYMBOLICMEANING,FORMEDPEOPLESADVOCATEANDTABOOTOTHECOLO
4、RSAFTERSTRETCHEDTHEFAMOUSLINGUISTPAULKAYFROMAMERICANSTUDIEDDOZENSOFAFFILIATEINDIFFERENTLANGUAGES,HEANALYZESBLACK,WHITE,RED,ORANGE,YELLOW,GREEN,BROWN,BLUE,PURPLE,PINK,GREYARETHEBASICCOLORWORDSASTHELINGUISTEDWARDSAPIRINDICATEDINHISBOOKLANGUAGE”LANGUAGECANNOTEXISTWITHOUTCULTURE”PAULKAYTHOUGHTANYLANGUAG
5、ESSHOULDHAVETWOBASICCOLORWORDSATLEAST,NAMELYBLACKANDWHITE,THENIGHTISBLACKWHICHCONTRASTWITHALONEANDTHEDAYTIMETHEFOUNDEROFTHEMODERNABSTRACTART,WASSILYKANDINSKYPOINTEDOUTINTHETHEORYOFARTSPIRIT“COLORAFFECTTHESPIRITDIRECTLY“AMERICANSCHOLARSARNHEIM,POINTEDOUTINTHECOLORTHEORY“COLORCANEXPRESSEMOTIONEFFECTIV
6、ELY“12SIGNIFICANCEOFTHESTUDYCOLORWORDSAREWORDSUSEDTODESCRIBETHECOLORSOFDIFFERENTTHINGSBESIDESINDICATINGTHEIRSPECIFICCOLORS,SUCHASRED,YELLOW,BLACKANDWHITE,THEYALSOREFLECTTHEDIFFERENTCULTURALCONNOTATIONSINDIFFERENTLANGUAGESWHENFACINGTHECOLORFULENGLISHCOLORWORDS,ONECANTTAKETHEWORDSLITERALLYBEFORETHEREA
7、REQUITEAFEWIDIOMATICUSAGESANDEXAMPLESWITHCHINESETRANSLATIONSOFSOMECOLORWORDSGIVENFORREFERENCEFRPALMERPOINTEDOUTINHISBOOKSEMANTICS“ITISCLEARTHATTHECOLORSYSTEMISNOTSOLELYBASEDUPONTHEPHYSICALFEATURESOFCOLOR,BUTISPARTLYDETERMINEDBYTHECULTURALNEEDS”PALMER,197672FORSTUDENTSOFAFOREIGNLANGUAGE,ITISESSENTIAL
8、THATWESHOULDKNOWNOTONLYTHEDENOTATIONOFTHESEWORDS,BUTALSOTHECULTURALCONNOTATIONSESPECIALLY,INTHEIRDAILYLIFEINTHISPAPER,ITWILLCOMPAREENGLISHANDCHINESECOLORWORDSINTHEIRDAILYLIFESOASTOSHOWHOWIMPORTANTTHECULTURALKNOWLEDGEISINTHECROSSCULTURALCOMMUNICATION2THEMEANINGANDAPPLICATIONOFSOMECOLORWORDSINCHINESEA
9、NDENGLISHDAILYLIFE21THEBASICCOLORBLACKANDWHITEBLACKANDWHITEARETHECOLORSWHICHUSEDTHEMOSTTHEYAREALWAYSBETHEMOSTCLASSICCOLORSATANYWHEREANDANYTIMETHEYAREOPPOSITECOMPLETELY,BUTTHEYALSOHELPEACHOTHERTOPROMINENTTHEIRCHARACTERISTICS211BLACKTHEASSOCIATIVEMEANINGOFBLACKHAVESIMILARITIESANDDIFFERENCESINENGLISHAN
10、DCHINESECULTUREOFLANGUAGEBLACKINCHINESECULTUREHAVEVERYRICHINTENTIONANDMEANINGBECAUSEITISVERYCLOSETOTHECOLOROFIRONSOCHINESEPEOPLELIKEUSINGBLACKTOMEANPERSISTENCE,SOLEMN,SELFLESSANDSOONLIKEINTHECHINESEOPERA,BLACKOFTENMEANSAPERSONSPERSISTENCEANDSELFLESSITALSOVERYCLOSETOTHECOLOROFNIGHT,SOITALSOSTANDFORSE
11、CRETPEOPLESAYSOMEINSIDEINFORMATIONWHICHCANNOTTELLOTHERSASINSIDESTORYOFAPLOTTHEYCALLALISTWHICHLISTEDSOMEONESNAMEWHOWASPERSECUTEDASBLACKLISTTHEMONEYWHICHISGOTTENBYILLEGALWAYASBLACKMONEYTHEBUSINESSWHICHISIMPROPERASBLACKMARKETANDCALLTHEPRICEOFTHEBUSINESSASBLACKMARKETPRICEANOTHERMEANINGOFBLACKINCHINESEIS
12、BADORVENOMOUS,LIKEBLACKHEARTEDONEMOREMEANINGISREACTIONARY,THEEXAMPLESAREREACTIONARYGANGANDUNDERWORLDORGANIZATIONSINENGLISHCULTURE,PEOPLEWILLTHINKOFTHEBLACKPEOPLEWHOISDISCRIMINATEDATFIRSTWHENTHEYTALKABOUTBLACKCOLORPROBLEMMAINLYREFERSTOSOMEPROBLEMSABOUTBLACKPEOPLECOLORED,NEGRO,NIGGERARECONSIDEREDASINS
13、ULTWORDSBYMANYBLACKPEOPLENOWBUTBLACKISACALLNAMEWHICHTHEYCANACCEPTBLACKINENGLISHHASTWODIFFERENTMEANINGS,GOODONEANDBADONENORMALLYTHEBADMEANINGTAKEUPTHEMOST,HEREARESOMEBADMEANINGSOFBLACKINENGLISHCULTURE,1ITMEANSHOPELESS,SENTIMENTALANDGLOOMY,LIKEBLACKDAY,BLACKNEWS,THEBLACKDOGMEANSWHOSEMINDISDEPRESSIONAN
14、DINTHEBLACKMOOD,2ITMEANSANNOYEDANDRESENTMENT,LIKETOLOOKBLACKATSOMEONEFOREXAMPLE,DAVIDWASGIVENABLACKLOOKINTHEMORNINGFORJUMPINGTHEQUEUE3ITMEANSWICKEDANDMALICIOUS,LIKEABLACKDEED,BLACKSHEEP,TURNBLACKWHITEANDGIVESOMEBODYABLACKEYEWHENYOUSEESOMEONEDOSOMEBADTHINGS,YOUCANCALLHIMABLACKSHEEPITALSOHASGOODMEANIN
15、GSINENGLISHWHENYOUKNOWSOMEONEISVERYWISE,YOUCANSAYHEKNOWSBLACKFROMWHITEINBUSINESSENGLISH,INTHEBLACKMEANSEARNINGFOREXAMPLE,SINCEHEWASMADEMANAGER,THECOMPANYHASBEENRUNNINGINTHEBLACKSOMEOTHERWORDSLIKEBLACKFIGURE,BLACKFIGURENATIONANDINTERESTINTHEBLACKBESIDESWESHOULDATTENTIONSOMETHINGWHICHISEASYTOMAKEMISTA
16、KE,LIKEBLACKTEAWHICHISCALLEDREDTEAINCHINESEANDBLACKCOFFEEWHICHCOFFEEWITHOUTMILKFROMABOVEALL,ITCANBECONCLUDEDTHATTHEMEANINGOFBLACKINCHINESEANDENGLISHAPPLICATIONISDIFFERENTBLACKMEANSSECRETANDMYSTERIOUSTHINGSTHATCANNOTTELLOTHERS212WHITEWHITESUGGESTSPURITY,INNOCENCEANDHONESTYWHITEDOVESOFTENASASYMBOLOFPE
17、ACEBYPEOPLEONEOFTHEWHITEDAYOFSOMEBODYSLIFEREFERSTOAGOODDAYTOSOMEONESLIVETHEREAREALSOHAVESOMEBADMEANINGLIKEINWARS,THELOSERWOULDSHOWTHEWHITEFLAGTOSURRENDERHOWEVER,WHITEHASMANYDIFFERENTMEANINGSINCHINESEANDENGLISHCULTUREINCHINESE,WHITEMEANSEXHAUSTIONANDWITHOUTREDNESSSOWHITESTANDSFORDEATHANDINAUSPICIOUSA
18、TFUNERALS,CHINESEPAYRESPECTTOTHEDEADANDEXPRESSTHEIRSORROWBYWEARINGWHITEANDWRITINGELEGIACCOUPLETSINWHITEPAPERITALSOMEANSDECADENTANDBEHIND,LIKEWHITETERRORFAILUREANDFOOLISH,SOMETIMESWHITEMEANSBLANK,IFSOMEONESBRAINISBLANK,PEOPLEWILLCALLHIMIDIOT白痴SOMEOTHEREXAMPLELIKEALLINVAIN白忙,WORKFORNOTHING白干,COMMONPEO
19、PLE白丁INAWORD,WHITEMEANSBADTHINGSMOSTLYINCHINESECULTUREANDSOCIALLIVEHOWEVER,INENGLISHCULTURE,WHITESTANDSFORNOBLENESSANDPURE,ITISAADVOCATINGCOLORINWESTERNCULTUREPEOPLELIKEWEARINGWHITEDRESSATTHEIRWEDDING,ITEXPRESSTHEIRMARRIAGEASCHASTEASWHITEMOSTLYITMEANSKIND,TRUENESSANDINNOCENCE,LIKEAWHITESOUL,FOREXAMP
20、LE,LILYISAWHITEGIRLANDMEANSINTEGRITYANDHONEST,LIKEAWHITESPIRIT,WHITEMANANDWHITEHANDISALSOMEANSLUCKY,LIKEWHITEMAGICWHICHMAGICHASANGLESHELPANDAWHITEDAYMEANSALUCKYDAY,DAYSMARKEDWITHAWHITESTONEISEQUALTOAHAPPYDAY,FOREXAMPLE,HEISTHEWHITEHEADEDBOYOFTHENEWGENERATIONLEGALANDHARMLESSNESS,LIKEWHITEMARKET,WHITE
21、LISTANDAWHITELIE,FOREXAMPLE,SOMETIMESWEAREFORCEDTOTELLWHITELIESMOSTMEANINGSOFWHITEINENGLISHISGOODANDPOSITIVE,BUTISALSOHASSOMEDEROGATORYSENSESINTHEIRDAILYLIFELIKEAWHITEELEPHANTMEANSSOMETHINGBURDENSOMEANDVALUELESSBURDEN,NOONENEEDSAWHITEELEPHANTINTHEUSUALLIVETHEOTHERONEISSHOWTHEWHITEFEATHERMEANSSHOWFEA
22、RTHISISTOEXPRESSSOMEONEISTIMIDANDCOWARDICE22THEWARMCOLORREDANDYELLOWREDANDYELLOWREFERTOTHEWARMCOLORBECAUSETHEYBELONGTOTHECOLOROFTHESUNANDFLOWERSTHEYMAKESPEOPLEFEELWARMINTHEIRHEART,SOTHEYMAINLYSTANDFORGOODMEANINGSINCHINESEANDENGLISHCULTURE,WHILETHESPECIFICMEANINGISDIFFERENTTHEFOLLOWINGISTHEIRSIMILARA
23、NDDIFFERENCEBETWEENTHESETWOCULTURES221REDREDINCHINESEANDENGLISHCULTUREANDSOCIALLIFESUSAGEHASAVERYBIGDIFFERENCEINCHINESEOPINION,REDISAFESTIVEANDENTHUSIASTICCOLORWHENYOUSEESOMEREDADORNMENTSATSOMEWHEREINCHINA,YOUCANJUDGETHATITMUSTHAVESOMEHAPPYTHINGSHAPPEN,EVENTHEREMUSTBEAWEDDINGBECAUSEREDISSOMETHINGABO
24、UTHAPPYDAYINCHINA,PEOPLELIKEPASTINGREDCOUPLETSANDHANGINGREDLANTERNSONSPRINGFESTIVAL,WEDDINGDAYORNEWSTOREOPENDAYTHEMORALOFREDISHOPINGTHELIVEAFTERWEDDINGANDTHEBUSINESSAFTEROPENINGCANBEMOREANDMOREFLOURISHINGREDHASANOTHERMEANINGTHATISSMOOTHANDSUCCESSLIKEIFASTARBECOMESPOPULAR,WEWILLSAYHEBECOMESRED,IFSOME
25、ONEGETSUCCESSATTHEBEGINNING,WECANSAYHEHASAGOODLUCKATFIRST红运当头,IFYOUSEESOMEONEISFAVORITEWITHSOMEBODYINPOWER,YOUCANSAYHEIS红人ONEMOREMEANINGISREDSTANDSFORLOVELYANDBEAUTY,PEOPLECALLAPRETTYGIRLPRETTYFACE红颜INCHINA,IFABOYORAMANHASAVERYGOODFRIENDWHOISAGIRLORAWOMAN,PEOPLEWILLSAYSHEIS“红颜知己”INBUSINESS,REDMEANSP
26、ROFIT,WECANSAYSHAREPROFITBUTITALSOMEANSDEFICIT,IFYOUSEENUMBERSBEINTHERED,ITMEANSFINANCIALCRISISINCHINA,REDALSOHASALITTLEBADMEANINGS,LIKEFLUSHWITHANGRYMEANSSOMEONESFACEBECOMEREDBECAUSEOFANGRY,JEALOUSMEANSSOMEONESEYESBECOMEREDBECAUSEOFENVYITISTABOOTOWRITELETTERSBYREDPENINCHINA,BECAUSEITMEANSTOBREAKOFF
27、THERELATIONSHIPTHEYCANTACCEPTOTHERSTOWRITENAMEBYREDPEN,ITMEANSTOCURSETHEONEGOTODIEWHATEVER,MOSTLY,REDISACOMMENDATORYCOLORINCHINESECULTUREANDLIVEINENGLISHCOUNTRIES,THOUGHITISNOTASOBVIOUSLYASCHINA,ITALSOHASMANYTHISKINDOFWORDSABOUTHISTORYANDGEOGRAPHY,HASSPECIALMEANINGUNDERSPECIALENVIRONMENTITISALSOACOL
28、OROFFIREANDBLOOD,BUTREDSTANDSFORDIFFERENTMEANINGSINENGLISHCOUNTRIES,MOSTPEOPLEWILLCONNECTTODANGEROUS,BLEEDING,BRUTAL,NERVOUS,OBSCENEANDSOONLIKEREDLIGHTISASIGNALOFDANGEROUS,IFYOUSEEITATSOMEPLACE,ITMEANSNOTHROUGHFARETHEREDLIGHTDISTRICTMEANSACONCENTRATEDREGIONOFPROSTITUTESINATOWNIFYOUHEARSOMEONESAYTOPA
29、INTTHETOWNRED,ITMEANSTODRINKANDCARNIVALINADDITION,SOMETIMESREDMEANSANGRYANDBLUSH,LIKESEERED,GETINTOTHERED,REDASABEETROOT,REDTAPEANDSOONFOREXAMPLE,THEREWASTOOMUCHREDTAPEINGETTINGAPASSPORTINBUSINESSENGLISH,REDALSOMEANSLOSSES,HEREISANEXAMPLE,WEWILLSOONGETOUTOFTHEREDONTHEOTHERHAND,ITISWORTHTOBEATTENTION
30、THATNOTALLOFTHEMEANINGSOFREDARENEGATIVEBECAUSEITWASINFLUENCEDBYHISTORYCULTUREANDRELIGIOUSBELIEF,REDALSOHASSOMEGOODMEANINGSINENGLISHLIKEREDLETTERDAY,ITREFERSTOADAYWHICHISWORTHTOBEMEMORIAL,FOREXAMPLE,WEDDINGDAYISAREDLETTERDAYTOGIRLSINENGLISH,REDCANMEANEXCITINGANDWARMLY,LIKEROLLOUTTHEREDCARPETFORSOMEBO
31、DYMEANSWELCOMESOMEDISTINGUISHEDGUESTSWARMLYBYROLLINGOUTTHEREDCARPET,FOREXAMPLE,PRESIDENTOBAMAWASTREATEDTOTHEREDCARPETINBEIJINGTHEMOSTSPECIALMEANINGOFREDINENGLISHISLOVETHEWESTERNERSTHINKTHEREDROSEISASYMBOLOFROMANTICLOVESOREDALSOCANSTANDFORLOVECOLOREVENSO,WECANKNOWTHATTHEMAINEXPRESSIONOFREDISNEGATIVEI
32、NENGLISHCULTUREANDSOCIALLIVEUSAGEFROMABOVEALL,ITCANBECONCLUDEDTHATREDINCHINESECULTUREMAINLYHASGOODMEANINGITSTANDSFORAUSPICIOUSANDWONDERFULTHINGSWHENPEOPLEHAVESOMEGOODTHINGSHAPPEN,LIKEAWEDDING,THEYLIKEUSINGREDTOEXPRESSHOWEVER,INENGLISHCULTURE,ITMOSTLYSTANDSFORSOMEUNLUCKYTHINGSTHATCANMAKEPEOPLEFEELFEA
33、RORUNCOMFORTABLEITHASABIGDIFFERENCEBETWEENTHESETWOCULTURES222YELLOWINCHINA,YELLOWISAVERYIMPORTANTCOLORJUSTAFTERRED,BECAUSECHINAISABIGAGRICULTURECOUNTRYWHEREFARMERSCONSTITUTEDEIGHTYPERCENTOFPERCENTYELLOWISASYMBOLOFLAND,ALSOSTANDSFORFERTILESOILCHINESETHINKTHEYAREOFFSPRINGOFYELLOWLAND,SOTHEYHAVEAGREATR
34、ESPECTTOYELLOWTHENITBECAMEASYMBOLOFRIGHTFROMTHISINTHEANCIENTTIMESINCHINA,YELLOWISTHEPROPRIETARYCOLORFORROYALTYANDCIVILIANSCANUSEITCASUALLYTHEROBETHATONLYTHEEMPERORSWOREWASYELLOW,THECOLOROFTHEEMPERORSPROCLAMATIONWASYELLOW,THECLOTHEWHICHTHEEMPERORBROUGHTTOHISMINISTERSISYELLOWANDTHEYTHOUGHTITWASTHEIRHO
35、NORTOGETITTHECARRIAGETHATANCIENTEMPERORSTOOKWASYELLOWTOO,LIKETHEIMPERIALPALACEINBEIJINGANDTHEAPPLIANCEWHICHTHEEMPERORCANTUSEWITHOUTGOLDANDYELLOWCOLORHOWEVER,INTHEMODERNCHINESE,MOSTMEANINGSOFYELLOWARENEGATIVEITMEANSPORNOGRAPHIC,TRASHY,OBSCENE,FILTHYORVULGARMOSTLYLIKE“YELLOW”BOOKSAND“YELLOW”WEBSITESIN
36、ENGLISHMEANSOBSCENEBOOKSANDWEBSITESANDANOTHERNEGATIVEMEANINGOFYELLOWISOUTDATEDANDFAILUREWHENFLOWERSBECOMEYELLOW,ITMEANSTHEIRCOLORFULTIMEHASGONEITALSODESCRIBESABEAUTIFULGIRLBECAMEOLDANDHERPRETTYISNOTEXISTANYMOREINBUSINESS,WHENSOMEONETELLYOUHISBUSINESSBECAMEYELLOWINCHINESE,ITMEANSHISBUSINESSWASFAILINE
37、NGLISH,YELLOWHASNOSIMILARITYINMEANINGWITHCHINESEBECAUSEOFTHEIRDIFFERENTRELIGIONS,YELLOWMAKESTHEMTOIMAGETHECLOTHEOFJUDAHWHOBETRAYEDJESUSSOYELLOWUSUALLYDOESNTHAVEAGOODMEANINGITSTANDSFORTHEMEANINGOFDESPICABLE,TIMID,SUSPECTEDANDSOONLIKETHEMEANINGOFYELLOWBELLYANDYELLOWLIVEREDTOWARDSTHATSOMEONEISVERYTIMID
38、,FOREXAMPLE,NOONEWILLDEFENDHIMWHOSHOWSTHEYELLOWBELLYORWHENEVERHEWASASKEDTOANSWERQUESTIONS,HETURNEDYELLOWYAOAIPING200704YELLOWLOOKSHAVETHECHARACTEROFCLOUDYANDSUSPICIOUSINADDITION,THEREISCALLEDYELLOWPAGESATMANYSTORESANDHOMESINAMERICAWHICHISPAINTEDBYYELLOWPAPERS,BUTITISATELEPHONEBOOKINFACTITISDIFFERENT
39、WITHTHEFILTHYBOOKSINCHINESESOMETHINGALESLIKEYELLOWALERT,YELLOWPRESS,YELLOWJOURNALISMDOESNTHAVETHEMEANINGOFOBSCENE,ITJUSTMEANSTHATSOMENEWSPAPERSORMAGAZINESDESCRIBESOMEEXAGGERATENEWSINTENTIONALLYTOMAKEUPROARSOMETIMESYELLOWCANMEANLOVEINENGLISH,FORMANYYEARS,YELLOWRIBBONMEANSWIFEWAITFORHERHUSBANDCOMEBACK
40、AFTERWARS,ANDITHASBEENUSEDBYLOVERSREGRESSIONFROMABOVEALL,WECANDRAWTHECONCLUSIONTHATYELLOWHASAVERYBIGDIFFERENTMEANINGBETWEENENGLISHANDCHINESEINTHISMODERNTIME,MOSTMEANINGOFYELLOWREFERSTONEGATIVETHINGSINCHINESEHOWEVER,ITISANEUTRALWORDINENGLISHITHASNOSTRONGSENSEINWESTERNSOCIALLIFETHEREFORE,ITISNOTEWORTH
41、NESSMOREONITSDIFFERENTSENSESANDUSAGEINCOMMUNICATION23THECOOLCOLORBLUEANDGREENPEOPLECONSIDERTHATBLUEANDGREENBELONGTOCOOLCOLORSTHEREASONOFTHISISTHEYARETHECOLOROFWATERANDNIGHTLIGHTTHATCANMAKEPEOPLEFEELCOLDANDCLOUDTHEDETAILMEANINGOFTHEMISDIFFERENT231BLUETHEIMPLIEDMEANINGOFBLUEISNOTMUCHINCHINABLUEISAFAVO
42、RABLECOLORTOCHINESEITALWAYSMEANSPEACEANDFREEDOMITISTHECOLOROFSEAANDSKY,WHICHMAKESPEOPLEFEELCOMFORTABLEBECAUSETHEYBOTHSTANDFORFREEDOMTHATCHINESELOOKFORWARDTOVERYMUCHTHEBLUESKY,ASOFTENASNOT,CANAROUSEUSTOYEARNFORABETTERFUTURETHEBLUESEAFULLOFUNCERTAINTYINDUCESBOUNDLESSIMAGINATIONNATURALLY,WETAKEITFORGRA
43、NTEDTHATTHEFAMOUSSONGLOVEISBLUEEQUALSAROMANTICLOVESTORYWHATSMORE,INANCIENTCHINA,BLUEWASTHECOLOROFINSPIRATION,THECHEONGSAMWORNBYANCIENTSCHOLARSWASCALLED“BLUECHEONGSAM”HOWEVER,INENGLISHCULTURE,BLUEISACOLORTHATHASABUNDANTMEANINGUSUALLY,ITDOESNOTASSOCIATEWITHHAPPINESSANDIMAGINATION,BUTGLOOMANDDEPRESSION
44、FOREXAMPLE,THEYFELTRATHERBLUEAFTERTHEFAILUREINTHEFOOTBALLMATCH（HANWEI200503）INTHISEXAMPLE,THOSETWOTERMSMEANASADORGLOOMYMOODSIMILARLY,ABLUEMONDAYCARRIESTHESAMEFEELINGUSUALLYAFTERTHEHAPPYWEEKENDS,WEARELIKELYTOFEELRELUCTANTTOATTENDSCHOOLORGOBACKTOWORK,THUSAPPEARTHEEXPRESSIONOFABLUEMONDAYTHATCANBEACCEPT
45、EDANDUNDERSTOODBYBOTHCULTURESANOTHERSIMILARMEANINGPHRASEISHOLIDAYBLUELIKEWINTERHOLIDAYDEPRESSION（TIANZHI200903）ITMEANSPEOPLEFEELBORINGANDLONELYATHOMEINTHEWINTERHOLIDAYSOMETIMESITMEANSOBSCENEANDSALACIOUSINENGLISH,LIKEBLUETALK,BLUEVIDEOANDSOMEMOVIESABOUTSEXARECALLEDBLUEFILMBLUEHASANOTHERSPECIALMEANING
46、THATDOESNTHAVEINCHINESEISRARE,LIKEONCEINABLUEMOONMEANSSOMETHINGISVERYHARDTOHAPPEN,FOREXAMPLE,THEOPPORTUNITYONELUCKILYGETSISBUTONCEINBLUEMOONANDCOMEOUTOFTHEBLUEMEANSSOMETHINGHAPPENEDACCIDENTLY,FOREXAMPLE,THENEWSWASAGREATSHOCKTOME,ITCAMEABSOLUTELYOUTOFBLUE（XIEHAIHONG200405）LIKEOTHERCOLORS,BLUENOTONLYH
47、ASNEGATIVEMEANINGS,ITALSOHASSOMEPOSITIVEMEANINGSATTHESAMETIMEBLUEISALSOOFTENASSOCIATEDWITHHIGHSOCIALSTATUSORBEINGARISTOCRATICHEISAREALBLUEBLOODMEANSHEISFROMANARISTOCRATICFAMILYANDLIKEBLUERIBBONWHICHASAMARKOFHONORINADDITION,INUS,ABOOKWITHTHENAMESOFFAMOUSFIGURES,ESPECIALLYTOPGOVERNMENTOFFICIALS,ISCALL
48、EDBLUEBOOKHEREISMORETOCOMPLEMENTTHEWORDLISTOFBLUEBLUEISAPOSITIVEWORDINCHINESEMINDANDTHEREISALITTLEMEANINGOFITITISQUITETHEOPPOSITEINENGLISH,THEMEANINGOFBLUEMOSTLYISNEGATIVEANDTHEREAREMUCHVARIOUSINITSUSAGEWESHOULDREMEMBERITSDIFFERENTMEANINGINTHESETWOCULTURES,ESPECIALLYINENGLISHCULTURE232GREENINCHINESE
49、TRADITIONALCULTURE,THEMEANINGOFGREENHASTWOSIDESINONEHAND,GREENISTHECOLOROFGRASSANDTREESWHENTHEYAREFLOURISHINGGREENPLANTSALWAYSBEENERGETIC,FULLOFLIFEANDFULLOFSPRINGITISASYMBOLOFSPRINGINCHINESEPEOPLE,ITCANMAKETHEMTOIMAGEABOUTTHECALM,PEACEANDHARMONIOUSOFTHENATURESOGREENSTANDSFORVITALITY,MEANWHILEITALSOHASTHEMEANINGOFHEALTH,YOUTH,HOPEANDETERNITYTHEREFORE,THEREMANYDERIVEDWORDSABOUTGREENINCHINESE,LIKESHADE”绿荫”,OASIS”绿洲”,GREENFOODMEANSHEALTHYFOODNOWINTHEMODERNCHINESE,GREENHASONEMOREMEANINGISENVIRONMENTALCHINESEADVISEDTOHOLDA“GREENOLYMPIC”INBEIJINGIN2008,ITWASTOTELLALLOFCHINESEPEO
