英汉颜色词的文化内涵与翻译

The Cultural Connotations and Translation of Color Words in Chinese and English

自然界是色彩斑斓的 ,各民族在长期的历史沉淀中都形成了各自独特的颜色观 ,折射出绚丽多姿的民族文化。该文从跨文化交际的角度 ,以文化内涵为切入点 ,探讨英汉颜色词的异同 。

This paper attempts to examine the connotations of the color words in Chinese and English from a cross cultural perspective.It probes into their distinction and similarities in cultural condition and focuses on the characteristic properties of color words in different nations.While in dealing with the translation of color words,the author holds that a thorough understanding of the culture should be emphasized.