As we know, there are differences between Western culture and Chinese culture. Let's look at some words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example," a homeless dog", " a mad dog", " a running dog" and "a dog catching a mouse", have bad meanings. In English, people use the dog to describe good actions. For example," you are a lucky dog" means you are a lucky person. Andevery dog has its day" means each person has good luck sometimes.
But in Western culture, " cat" is often used to describe a woman who is unkind. There are many other examples of how "cat" is used differently as well.
People think the rose stands for love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flowers of England, America and many other countries.
We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.
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A. However, Chinese love cats very much. B. Westerners love roses very much, while Chinese like peonies (牡丹). C. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. D. We can see similarities when we pay attention to the way words are used. E. The words about plants and animals are used in good or bad ways in different cultures. F. The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some Western countries. G. But in Western countries, dogs are considered to be honest and good friends of humans. |
