第六章 Lauguage and Culture:In this unit, we will talk about its relationship from four different aspects: color terms, animal terms, euphemism and taboos.6.1Color Terms:This chapter introduces the differences of Chinese and western color terms: red, brown, yellow, green, blue and purple.
6.2Animal Terms:This chapter introduces the denotative meanings and connotative meanings of animal terms, and the basic animals such as pig and snake, chicken and donkey, dog and magpie, owl and bull, dragon and tiger.
6.3Euphemisim:This chapter introduces the basic features of euphemisms: Death and murder, Profanity, Religion, job titles.
6.4Taboos:This chapter introduces the basic taboos in English and Chinese cultures: on names, on death, on vulgarities, on ominous matters, on discrimination, on number and date, on animals, and personal matters.
[单选题]Red has traditionally been associated with ______ in western culture.
good fortune
courage and love
jealousy
happiness
答案:courage and love
[单选题]_____ is another warm and comforting color, stimulating the appetite and actually making food taste better.
Brown
purple
Red
Green[单选题]In the western culture, ______are often associated with royalty and wealth.
yellow and gold
red and gold
purple and gold
blue and gold[单选题]Butin western culture, blue can also have a tendency to cause______.
feelings of relax
feelings of happiness
feelings of cheerfulness
feelings of sadness[单选题]The same color may lead to _____meanings in the minds of peoples of different cultural backgrounds.
identical
same
different
similar[单选题]To______ people, “tiger” is referred to as the king of animals and stands for power, vigor and bravery.
Japanese
American
young
Chinese[单选题]Agriculture is the foundation of China’s economic development, so the____ play a great role in Chinese culture.
horse
donkey
cattle
dog[单选题]In China, in the important festivals such as the Spring Festival, Chinese people would like to use ______as in indispensable dish to symbolize “abundance”, because they are homophones.
fish
dog
cat
lion[单选题]To English people, _____ is a symbol of bad luck. All these explanations are figurative with derogatory meanings. On the contrary, it is a symbol of good luck in China.
a horse
a magpie
a dog
owl[单选题]A______is a generally harmless word, name, or phrase that replaces an offensive or suggestive one.
proper name
euphemism
taboo
accent

温馨提示支付 ¥1.00 元后可查看付费内容,请先翻页预览!
点赞(0) dxwkbang
返回
顶部