Because different peoples have different environments,customs,ways of thinking,religious beliefs,regimes,literature and arts and ways of living,there is no surprise that colors are described diversely in different countries.And they show the partic ular personalities of each nation.And language is not only the carrier of culture,but also it is an important part of culture.In oth er words,culture includes and influences language.People could know culture through language.So only when people combine culture with language can they succeed in communicating with each other.There are various color terms in both Chinese and English,and which have similar or different associations,indications and connotations.So to have a good mastery of the differenc es and similarities of these words and their associations,indications and cultural connotations is a prerequisite for a better under standing of the different cultures of eastern and western countries,which will make the communication easier.This paper will ex plain the four colors:red,white,black and yellow.
At the very beginning of the book-Pride and Prejudice,the author said"It is universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be want of a wife."From this line,we can find that marriage is the most important thing to women.Sometimes it even equals to men's career at that time.It seems like once a woman married to a rich single man,she succeed in her lifetime"career".The question is what is the standard of that"succeed"? Married to a rich man,or the man you really love,or a man you had a crush on? Everyone keep these questions in mind since very early time,and different people have different opinions.In her short life,Jane Austin,the great novelist,composed six novels and created lot of female characters.Women in her novel had different attitudes toward marriage.Speaking of marriage,Pride and Prejudice must be the most representative work of it,and it is also Jane's masterpiece.Through the different type of marriage of Mr.Bennet's daughters,we can find the Jane's atti tude towards marriage.In this article the author will discuss this issue based on Pride and Prejudice.
Numerical words occupy a crucial part of Chinese-English vocabulary.Number,as a symbol of culture,for its special and mystical cultural connotation,derives a unique culture.This paper presents the differences of the cultural connotation of number words in Chinese and English with focus on the conceptual and associative meanings of numerical words.Then it analyzes the reasons of different culture connotations involving the aspects of religions,values,and social customs.Besides on the basis of documentary studies and case analysis,the paper finally offers translation methods like literal translation and free translation which are of great practical references for translators.
