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1、Lesson 15 Translation of Color Words,Pre-class exercise,1 Mr.white is a very _(忠实可靠)man.2 He was looking rather _(脸色不好)the other day.3 He has been feeling _(闷闷不乐)today.4 When I saw him,he was in a _ mood(心事重重).5 I hope hell soon be in the _(振作起来)again.,white,green,blue,brown,pink,Part I The Characte
2、ristics of English color words,A.Basic color words,redyellowpurpleblackbluewhitebrowngreen,红，赤,黄,紫,黑，青,蓝,白,棕，褐,绿，青,green hillsbrown sugarblack teato be brownbrown breadgrey hairblack in facewhite coffeeto be looking greento be blue in the face with coldwhite meata white Christmas,青山,红糖,红茶,晒黑了,黑面包,白头
3、发,脸色铁青,牛奶咖啡,苍白，脸上有病色,冻得发紫,色浅的嫩牛肉、猪肉或煮熟的鸡鸭肉,大雪纷飞的圣诞节,B.Color words concerning objects,grasssilverchestnutrosyvioletcanarysalmonjadepearlcoralivorybuttermilk,草绿色,银白色,褐色,栗色,淡红色,紫色,鲜黄色,橙红色,绿色,灰白色,红色,淡黄色;乳白色,淡黄色,乳白色,C.Affixes&Compounds,1.附加deep,dark,表示颜色的深浓；Eg:deep blue;dark brown2.附加light,pale,表示该颜色的浅淡；
4、Eg:light pink;pale blue3.附加bright,rich,vivid,表示该颜色的明艳Eg:bright yellow,4.附加dull,pale,dirty,murky or darkling,表示颜色的明暗Eg:dull purple 5.-ish，则表示该色浅或微带色Eg：yellowish 6.CompoundsEg:yellowgreen7.and,则表示花色Eg：green-and-white,D.Synonyms,枣红桔红宝石红 桃红樱桃红 玛瑙红 珊瑚红铁红 粉红梅红莲红 猩红胭脂红,soft red;rose bloomplum;crimsondark r
5、ed;dull redpeach blossomcherrysalmon pink;jujube redlotus rediron oxide redscarlet red;blood redrouge red ruby redagate redcoral,暗红,海洋蓝 深湖蓝 紫蓝墨蓝 孔雀蓝天蓝 绿蓝 月光蓝海军蓝宝蓝 铁蓝,sky bluemoon blueocean bluevivid bluepeacock blueiron bluenavy blue;navyroyal bluepurplish blueblue blackturquoise blue,Part IIThe Com
6、parison between Chinese color words and English color words,I.Red,In English culture 1.“Celebration”red letter day“纪念日”或“喜庆的日子”to paint the town red 恭喜恭喜!让我们好好庆祝一下2.“In debt”redfigure赤字inthered亏损,3.Voilance red battle 血战4.Communalism red belt赤化区 better red than dead用于表示美国人民宁可受共产党的统治，也不要死于核战争。,In Chi
7、nese culture,1.Happiness 红利dividend 红火prosperous 红包red envelop 红运goodluck红事wedding,2.Success&Good luck 开门红：have a good start3.Revolution 红旗 red flag红军 red army又红又专to be both socialist-minded and vocationally proficient,红旗redflag红糖brownsugar红茶blacktea红榜honorroll红豆lovepea红酒redwine,Cross-culture Transl
8、ation,II Green(in English Culture),1.Jealousy Eg：greenwithenvy;green-eyed2.Money;financial powerEg:InAmericanpoliticalelectionsthecandidatesthatwinareusuallytheoneswhohavegreenpowerbackingthem.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。,3.Lack of experience&knowledge Eg:Thenewtypistisgreenatherjob.刚来的打字员是个生手。Youc
9、annotexpectMarytodobusinesswithsuchpeople.Sheisonlyeighteenandasgreenasgrass.你不能指望玛丽同这样的人做生意，她只有十八岁，还毫无经验。,III Yellow(in English culture),1.Timidness ayellowdog可鄙的人，卑鄙的人ayellowlivered胆小鬼Heistooyellowtostandupandfight.他太软弱，不敢起来斗争。,2.Defined meanings YellowPages黄页（电话号码簿，用黄纸印刷）YellowBook黄皮书yellowboy（俗）
10、金币,IV Blue,1.Depression&sadness Theyfeltratherblueafterthefailureinthe footballmatch.球赛踢输了，他们感到有些沮丧。Shelooksbluetoday.Whatsthematterwithher?Sheisinholidayblue.她今天显得闷闷不乐，出了什么事情？她得了假期忧郁症。,2.pornographic;vulgar bluetalk 下流的言论 bluevideo 黄色录象 3.Having prestigious family background He is a real blue blood
11、.他是真正的贵族。,4.Other idiomatic expressions blue-sky market露天市场outofthe blue意想不到 onceinablue千载难逢 drinktillallsblue一醉方休,V White（in Chinese culture）,白开水plainboiledwater 白菜Chinesecabbage 白字wronglywrittenormispronouncedcharacter 白搭nouse 白费事allinvain,In English culture,awhitelie善意的谎言 thewhitecoffee牛奶咖啡whitem
12、an善良的人，有教养的人 white-livered怯懦的 whiteelephant昂贵又无用之物,VI Black(in English culture),1.Anger blackintheface脸色铁青 tolookblackatsomeone怒目而视,2.Illegalness 黑心evilmind黑手evilbackstagemanipulator黑幕insidestory黑线asinisterline,3.Evil,凶日blackday暗淡的前途blackfuture 害群之马blacksheep,Part III Translation methods,1.Literal t
13、ranslation,1）The sun was dropping behind the farthest mountain,and the valleys were purple with something deeper than aster.夕阳已渐渐沉没在远山的背后，壑谷间一片紫蔼，颜色比紫菀还浓。2）His arms and legs were thickly smeared（涂）with calamine（炉甘石）lotion dried to a chalky white.他四肢上涂得厚厚的炉甘石液已干成粉白色。3）The clear,sharp cloven Carrara m
14、ountains sent up their steadfast flame of marble summit into amber sky.轮廓分明的卡拉拉山把永恒不变的火焰似的大理石山顶插入琥珀色的天空。,2.Free translation,1）You look blue today.Whats wrong with you?你今天看起来闷闷不乐，出了什么事？2）He is green with jealousy.他醋意大发。3）He is a blue-blooded man.他出生贵族。4）Her story immediately reminded me of a Chinese
15、saying The young beautiful lady will always be star-crossed.听了有关她的故事，我立刻想到中国的一句俗语;红颜薄命.,3.Changing“color”,1）His face became blue with cold.他的脸冻得发青。2）She dressed in a very short creamy skirt that day.那天她穿着一条很短的米色裙子。3）The sun shining on her glossy hair,gave it a metallic luster（光泽）,and it was difficul
16、t to say what was the color,dark bronze or black.阳光照在她光泽的头发上，给它涂上一层金属似的光彩。很难说出它究竟是什么颜色，是深褐色，还是黑色。,4.Adding“color”,1)Her eyes became moist.她眼圈红了。2）It is like a windfall,like a Godsend,like an unexpected piece of luck.它像飞来的吉庆，像天降洪福，像意外红运。3）And over all these,set close against the golden hair and burni
17、ng cheek of lady and knight is that untroubled and sacred sky.在这一切之上，同贵夫人和骑士金色头发和红润面颊相映衬的是一片蔚蓝的天空。,Mr.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 hell soon be in the pink again.布朗先生是个非常忠实可靠的人。那天，他脸上颇有病容，近来他闷闷不乐，我看到他时他在沉思之中。希望他早日恢复健康。,Exercises,The end,
