英语：西方文化禁忌.ppt

TaboosTaboosTaboo,is that something not allowed!Color represents Color represents feelings feelings,countries,countries,cultures and,cultures and color symbolism color symbolism(象征象征).).uIn color,many Western countries are different.However,they have thatuIn addition,in France,they dislike the spade,that the spade is the symbol of the dead;black as a funeral.Purple flowers are the flowers of death in Mexico.pthe yellow flowers that were seen as disloyal!pCarnations are associated with bad luck.In France:pIn U.S.A and British,remember not to send lily,because it means death.The westerns see the even number as the symbol of misfortune,but the odd ones as a good luck of symbol(except 13,of course).Like how 4 is unlucky to us,in some cultures it is 13 or 3,so you dont want to give things in that number!And when the 13th day of the month falls on Friday,anyone wishing to avoid a misfortunate event had better stay indoors.In British,when you making gestures like“v”,be sure not make your centre of the palm face to you,because this gesture is regarded as insultRemember that at a person can be highly in some cultures.pointing directly offensiveOpening an umbrella in the house is bad luck!Western people hate“fat”.If you use fat to praise them,they will feel depressed and sad.A Am mo on ng g L La at ti in n A Am me er ri ic ca an ns s,t th he e g gi if ft t o of f a a k kn ni if fe e o or r k kn ni iv ve es s s su ug gg ge es st ts s t th he e“cutting”of a relationship.Please dont ask questions such as“How much money do you earn?”“How much do you weigh?”“Why arent you married?”With the help of understanding“taboo”we can get closer to taboos and avoid embarrasses and unhappy when we chat with foreigners.