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1、Assignment: With these statements we enter Simons world, where he is Humpty-Dumpty and we are Alices who must wait upon him to tell us what words mean.Hint: 耳闻西蒙之论,我们走近了他的那耳闻西蒙之论,我们走近了他的那个世界个世界- 在这里,他倒像是个在这里,他倒像是个目目空一切、自鸣得意的空一切、自鸣得意的“文字专家文字专家”,我我们却成了们却成了顽冥不灵、大字不识的顽冥不灵、大字不识的“女流女流之辈之辈”,什么词表示什么意思非得他说什么
2、词表示什么意思非得他说了算不可。了算不可。河南河南省省虞城虞城县位于县位于山东、安徽、河南山东、安徽、河南三三省交界之处。从省交界之处。从秦朝秦朝建县以来,曾出现建县以来,曾出现过许多传奇人物:中国第一辆马车的发过许多传奇人物:中国第一辆马车的发明家明家相士相士;古代造字的;古代造字的苍颉苍颉;替父从军;替父从军的的花木兰花木兰 Yucheng County in Henan Provinve is situated in a place where the 3 provinces of Anhui, Shandong and Henan meet. Since the Qin Dynasty
3、, it has been the birthplace of many legends, among whom are Xiang Tu, the inventor of Chinas first horse-drawn carriage, Cang Jie, the inventor of the ancient Chinese characters and Hua Mulan who joined the army by disguising herself as a young man in her fathers place 英汉颜色词的文化内涵与翻译英汉颜色词的文化内涵与翻译颜色词
4、的基本含义:颜色词的基本含义:红色:热烈奔放,象征喜庆和奋进红色:热烈奔放,象征喜庆和奋进绿色:生命之色,显示青春的活力和蓬绿色:生命之色,显示青春的活力和蓬勃的生机勃的生机白色:白色: 纯净素雅,蕴含着圣洁无瑕,纯净素雅,蕴含着圣洁无瑕,朴素自然朴素自然蓝色:恬淡宁静,有意蕴深远、心旷神蓝色:恬淡宁静,有意蕴深远、心旷神怡之感怡之感红颜薄命红颜薄命beautiful woman suffered unhappy fates红眼病红眼病pink eyes (medical) ;green-eyed红男绿女红男绿女Gaily dressed young men and women红娘红娘Go-
5、between;matchmaker红糖红糖brown sugar红茶红茶black tea红榜红榜honor roll红利红利dividendgreenAlices girl friends were green with envy when they saw her new dress.爱丽丝的朋友们看到他的新装时,心中爱丽丝的朋友们看到他的新装时,心中充满了妒忌充满了妒忌.(green-eyed: jealous)In America, political elections the candidates that win are usually the ones who have gr
6、een power backing them.在美国政治竞选中获胜的候选人通常在美国政治竞选中获胜的候选人通常都是些有财团支持的人物。都是些有财团支持的人物。You can not expect Mary to do business with such people. She is only sixteen and as green as grass.你不能指望玛丽通这样的人做生意。她你不能指望玛丽通这样的人做生意。她只有十六岁,毫无经验。只有十六岁,毫无经验。 ( a green hand: Sb. inexperienced)Be a cuckold戴绿帽子戴绿帽子Did the law
7、 not know that a mans name was to him the apple of his eye, that it was far harder to be regarded as cuckold than as seducer?法律难道不了解一个人的名誉是他最宝法律难道不了解一个人的名誉是他最宝贵的东西,被认为是戴绿帽子的人比以贵的东西,被认为是戴绿帽子的人比以为勾引者要难堪得多?为勾引者要难堪得多? yellow黄色:黄色: pornographic(色情的)、色情的)、filthy(淫猥淫猥的)、的)、vulgar(庸俗的、下流的)、庸俗的、下流的)、obscene(
8、 淫秽的,猥亵的)淫秽的,猥亵的)blue jokesblue revolutionblue filmsblue softmake a blue joke黄道吉日黄道吉日Good luck黄毛丫头黄毛丫头A silly little girl黄页黄页Yellow Pagesyellow boy金币金币He is too yellow to stand up and fight.他太软弱而不敢起来斗争。他太软弱而不敢起来斗争。You dont want to fight, do you? You are yellow.你不想打架,是吗?你太胆小。你不想打架,是吗?你太胆小。blue-“You l
9、ook blue today. Whats the matter with you?” “I am in holiday blue.”“你今天显得闷闷不乐,出了什么事情?你今天显得闷闷不乐,出了什么事情?”“我得了我得了假期忧郁症假期忧郁症。”注:注:in a blue mood;to have the blues情绪低落,沮丧,郁闷情绪低落,沮丧,郁闷It was blue Monday and he just didnt feel like going back to work.又是倒霉的星期一,该上班了,他可真又是倒霉的星期一,该上班了,他可真不愿意。不愿意。whitethe white
10、 coffee牛奶咖啡牛奶咖啡a white lie无害而善意的谎言无害而善意的谎言white elephant昂贵而无用的东西昂贵而无用的东西white goods大件的家电大件的家电白开水白开水plain boiled water白蚁白蚁termite白菜白菜Chinese cabbage白切肉白切肉plain sliced pork白痴白痴idiot白搭白搭no use白费白费all in vain白手起家白手起家build up from nothing青青山有幸埋忠骨,山有幸埋忠骨,白白铁无辜铸奸臣。铁无辜铸奸臣。Honored the green hill is to provid
11、e eternal resting-place for the loyal soul;Innocent is the iron to cast the image of the traitorous ministers. blackblack tidings噩耗;不幸的消息噩耗;不幸的消息the black Friday凶险不祥的日子凶险不祥的日子black in the face脸色铁青脸色铁青to look black at sb. 怒目而视怒目而视黑心黑心evil mind黑手黑手evil backstage manipulator黑幕黑幕inside story of a plot黑线
12、黑线a sinister lineMr. Brown is a very white man. He was looking rather green the other day. He has been feeling blue lately. When I saw him he was in a brown study. I hope he will soon be in the pink again.布朗先生是个非常布朗先生是个非常忠厚老实忠厚老实的人。那的人。那天,他脸上颇有天,他脸上颇有病容病容。近来他。近来他闷闷不闷闷不乐乐,我看到他时他在,我看到他时他在沉思沉思之中。希望之中。希
13、望他早日他早日恢复健康恢复健康。颜色与历史颜色与历史黄,地之色也黄,地之色也-说文解字说文解字 帝王之色,象征威严和职高权力(黄袍加身)帝王之色,象征威严和职高权力(黄袍加身)紫色:王位和王权紫色:王位和王权to raise to the purple升为红衣主教升为红衣主教to be born in the purple生于帝王之家生于帝王之家to marry into the purple与皇室或贵族联姻与皇室或贵族联姻example黄:皇室黄:皇室绿:亲王、郡王绿:亲王、郡王蓝、紫、青:官宦蓝、紫、青:官宦黑、灰、白:民舍黑、灰、白:民舍座中泣下谁最多座中泣下谁最多 ,江洲司马青衫湿。,
14、江洲司马青衫湿。颜色与职业颜色与职业white-collar workers受过专门教育或技术训练的脑力劳动者受过专门教育或技术训练的脑力劳动者blue-collar workers普通的体力劳动者普通的体力劳动者grey-collar workers服务性行业的职工服务性行业的职工pink-collar workers职业妇女群体职业妇女群体golden-collar personnel既有专业技能又懂经营管理的复合人才既有专业技能又懂经营管理的复合人才颜色与政治颜色与政治红色:革命、无产阶级和社会主义红色:革命、无产阶级和社会主义白色:反革命、资产阶级和资本主义白色:反革命、资产阶级和资本主义黑色:死亡、腐朽、没落黑色:死亡、腐朽、没落Black Hand从事犯罪活动的意大利移民秘密组织从事犯罪活动的意大利移民秘密组织Green Beret美国特种部队美国特种部队Chinas Workers and Peasants army中国工农红军中国工农红军颜色与经济颜色与经济in the red亏本亏本in the black盈利盈利green power金钱的力量金钱的力量黑货黑货smuggled goods生意红火生意红火prosperous flourishing business灰色收入灰色收入grey income