taboo 禁忌.ppt

Superstition&’“taboo”,(塔布)whichisfirstusedbyJamesCook,hemadeitasanEnglishword“taboo”.Fromthenon,“生、老、病、死”生:主要指容貌丑、身材缺陷、生理缺陷InWesternCountries:胖-----youcannotuse“fat”,butyoucanuse“heavy,overweight,chubby,plump”丑:use“homely,plain”insteadof“ugly”InChinayoucansay胖丑“老”InWesternCountries:老:Youcannotsay“old”,butyoucansay“gettingonyears”,“advancedinage”“seniorcitizens”“pastone’sprime”“reachone’sgoldenage”InChina:InChineseculture,以老为荣,老年人闻老则喜,年轻人以老字称呼老人表敬意,如张老、徐老等。“病”---heartcondition(心脏状况有异)Mad------mentallyill(精神上有问题)Deaf-------hardofhearing(听觉有困难)Blind------visualretarded(视觉上有障碍)“死”InWesternCountries:Die----go,decease,perish,fall,passaway,breatheone’slast,sleep,gowest,gotobetterworld,beinheaven,:辞世、永眠、寿终、天年已尽、归西、升天、仙逝、圆寂、命归黄泉。Howoldareyou?You‘veputonweight!Howmuchmoneydoyoumake?TabooofnumberInWesternCountries:6:Anevilnumberinwesternculture,,=beingunlucky“thelastsupper”:Judas,thepersonwhobetrayedJesus,=anluckyday:.