中西文化中dog差异.ppt
Every dog has his day(西)A dog counts on his mastersbacking（中）,Lu xiafly,dog 在西方文化中一般象征着“the best friend of man”,一般是个褒义词，所以有“Love me,love my dog(爱屋及乌)”；“You are indeed a luck dog(你真是一个幸运儿)”；“Every dog has his day(凡人皆有得意时)”；“a top dog(有优势，胜人一筹的人)”；“a lucky dog(幸运的人)”；a big dog(要人，大款，保镖等);a sea dog(熟练的水手)；a clever dog(一个聪明的小孩)；die dog for sb.(敢为知己者死，效犬马之劳。)；work like a dog(勤奋工作)；A living dog is better than a dead dog(好死不如赖活着)；A good dog deserved a good bone(论功行赏)。,guide dog,在有些英语国家中，虽然有些与dog有关的词语不表示褒义，作为中性词使用。a dump dog(一个沉默寡言的人)；a lost/homeless dog(无家可归者)；not to have a word to throw at a dog(不和别人讲话)；teach the dog to dark(多此一举)；dog ones step(跟着某人走)；The dog it was that died(害人如害己)；Each dog is a lion at home(狗是百步王，只在门前凶)；The scalded dog feared cold water(一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳)；Old dogs will learn no new tricks(人老不学艺，朽木不可雕)；Barking dogs seldom biting(吠犬不咬人)；Let the sleeping dogs lie(不惹是非事)；call off the dogs(停止追逐),但是，圣经中与狗有关的相关词汇或习语有时也有贬义。如“a dog in a manger.(狗占马槽)”，“treat somebody like a dog(视人命如草芥)”,and dog eat dog(残酷争夺)。a black dog(意志消沉的人)；bull dog(难以相处的)；a sad dog(无赖)；a surly dog(一个脾气暴躁的人)；a vile dog(无耻之徒)；a yellow dog(卑鄙、胆小之人)；in the dog house(受冷遇、失宠)；out of the house(又受到宠爱)；treat sb.like a dog(把某人看的一无是处)；put on the dog(装腔作势、摆臭架子)；throw sth.to the dogs(毫不吝啬的扔掉)；Nobody but a dog would evict his own mother(只有禽兽不如的人才会把母亲逐之门外),一个难以相处的人人,在中方文化中，狗常与反面形象联系在一起，用来描绘所厌恶的人。因此，在中文中很多与狗有关的词汇均是贬义的。如：狗腿子（lackey）；狗急跳墙（a cornered beast will do something desperate）；狗嘴里吐不出象牙（a filthy mouth can not utter decent language）;狗仗人势（a dog counts on his masters backing）.,翻译,An old dog barks not in a vain.If she chooses your way door as her place to sleep in the night,it is as morally hard to turn her away as it is a lost dog.They said the black dog was over Tom.,
