UnitFourLanguageandCulturePartOneTeachingContentsI.Warm-upII.CulturalDifferencesIII.IdentifyingDifferenceIV.ReadingComprehensionWarm-upII[Inaphysicsclass]Professor:Whatismatter?Students:Nevermind.Professor:Thenwhatismind?Students:Itdoesn’tmatter.EnglishtoChineseTranslationVersionI教授：什么是物质呀？学生：非精神也。教授：什么是精神呢？学生：不是物质，就是精神。VersionII教授：什么是物质呀？学生：没什么要紧的啦!教授：什么是精神呢？学生：没什么关系的啦!Canyourtranslationbeashumorousastheoriginal?II.CulturalDifferences2.1.TheoreticalBackground2.2.ColorTermsinChineseandEnglish2.3.AnimalWordsinEnglishandChineseTheoreticalBackgroundCulturalDifferencesofLanguages1.LexicalLevel2.PragmaticLevel3.DiscoursalLevel4.StylisticLevelCulturallyLoadedWords文化负载词(CulturalLoaningWords)•1.是指标志某种文化中特有事物的词组和短语.•2.文化负载词是反映一个国家、一个民族特有的文化和历史的一些词汇.2.2ColorTermsinChineseandEnglish•GroupWork1.红糖2.红茶3.眼红4.开门红5.红白喜事1.brownsugar2.black-tea3.green-eyed4.tobeginwell,tomakeagoodstart5.weddingsandfunerals1.清白2.白眼3.青天4.背黑锅5.黄色书刊1.pure/clean/stainless2.superciliouslook3.bluesky4.bemadeascapegoat/beunjustlyblamed5.filthybooks•bluebook•ablueMonday•awhitelie•agreenwound•red-letterdays•蓝皮书（美）刊载知名人士的书•倒霉的星期一•善意的谎言•新伤，未痊愈的伤口•喜庆的日子TranslatingtheUnderlinedPart•1)He’sjustagreenrecruitfreshfromcollege•2)Itriedtocallhermanytimesbutshewasinabrownstudyanddidn’thearme•3)Oneday,outoftheblue,agirlrangupandsaidshewasmysister•4)Thenewofficeblockhasunfortunatelybecomeanexpensivewhiteelephant•5Marywasalwaysregardedastheblacksheepofthefamily•6You’dbetterdosomethingtoproveyou’renot•7Canyouseethegreeninhereyes?•8Themerethoughtofherhusbandwiththesecretarymadeherseeyellow•9)IgotsomeblacklooksfromtheshopkeeperwhenIcancelledmyorder.•10)WhenI’mfeelingblue,allIhavetodoistakealookatyou,andthenI’mnotsoblue•11)Don’ttellmeanywhitelietomakemefeelgood•12)Itmaycostoveraweektogothroughalltheredtapetogetpermission•13Histypeofhumorisabittooblackformytastes•14Areyouallright?–Youlookabsolutelywhite•15Hebasedhisjudgmentonheadlinesandyellowjournalism•yellowjournalism•指不择手段的夸张，渲染以招揽或影响读者的黄色新闻编辑作风。如突出社会丑闻，把普通新闻写得耸人听闻，有时甚至歪曲事实以引起轰动等。ExerciseWorktogethertomakeatentativesummaryofthepotentialculturalimplicationsofthefollowingcolorterms.RedYellowGreenBlueBlackWhiteSharingKnowledge:LanguageasanenvironmentColorChineseEnglishRedlucky,revolution,progressive,successfulstrength,health,vigor,sexuallove,passion,protection,courage,danger,warning,anger,fireYellowsunshine,openness,beauty,floweringcoward,baseness,fear,effeminacy,funk,soft,spiritless,poltroonery,pusillanimity,timidity,milksop,recreant,sneak,lilyliveredGreenpeace,environment-protection,vigorousfinance,fertility,luck,growth,employment,elementofearth,goddessoriented,feminineBluewisdom,reasonabletranquility,happiness,understanding,patience,health,water,Goddessoriented,feminineBlackjustice,dirty,blackness,acrimony,horrible,criminalblot,blotch,blight,smut,smudge,sully,begrime,soot,becloud,obscure,dingy,murky,threatening,frowning,foreboding,forbidden,sinister,baneful,dismal,evil,wicked,malignant,deadly,secretive,unclean,unwashed,foul,blacklist,blackbook,black-heartedWhitecleanliness,bloodless,...
