颜色的比喻与联想
<p>英语中 <span word="green">green</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="envy">envy</span>是什么意思?人们忌妒或羡慕时睑色真的变绿或发有吗?</p><p>英语中说 <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="mood">mood</span>;<span word="Paul">Paul</span>(保尔)是什么情绪?高兴、激动、悲哀，还是什么?</p><p>在上列两句中，<span word="green">green</span>(绿)和<span word="blue">blue</span>(蓝)都不指颜色。两个词都有别的意思某种文化方面的联想。在词典上，<span word="green">green</span>这个词有脸色变绿的意思，但<span word="green">green</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="envy">envy</span>是个固定词组，表示十分嫉妒。<span word="blue">blue</span>这个词与 <span word="mood">mood</span>之类的调连用体现某种情绪时，表示沮丧的、忧郁的，如：<span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="mood">mood</span>.保尔情绪低落。</p><p>本章将以汉语和英语如何运用表示颜色的词语为例，讨论某些颜色在不同文化中的联想。</p><p><span word="red">red</span>(红色)：</p><p>无论在英语国家还是在中国，红色往往与庆祝活动或喜庆日子有关。英语里有 <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="days">days</span>，纪念日，喜庆的日子，在西方一般指圣诞节或其他节日，因为这些日子在日历上是用红色标明的，所以<span word="red">red</span>-<span word="letter">letter</span>的转义就是可纪念的、喜庆的。普通的日子印的是黑色，但 <span word="black">black</span>-<span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="day">day</span>却不是平常的日子，而表示倒霉的一天。又如 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="red">red</span>表示狂欢、痛饮、胡闹，多指夜生活中的狂欢作乐，饮酒胡闹，不是把全城染红。此外，<span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sb">sb</span>. 的意思是：铺展红地毯，隆重地欢迎某人。如： <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>.他是第一个访问该国的欧洲首脑，他们用隆重的礼仪来欢迎他。</p>
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