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中西方谚语中时间观念之对比分析

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中西方谚语中时间观念之对比分析

AContrastiveAnalysisofTimeConceptinChineseandWesternProverbs

Acknowledgements

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摘要

不同的文化背景塑造了人们不同的时间观念，由于中西方文化传统的不同，导致人们的时间观念存在差异。本文简单介绍了中西方谚语中时间观念的不同，包含时间与金钱、机遇、改变以及速度方面，并总文化、历史、社会三个方面阐述了导致时间观念不同的原因，以期为在一定程度上对中西语言研究以及跨文化交际研究起指导作用。

关键词:美国谚语；中国谚语；时间观念

Contents

Acknowledgements…….……………….i

Abstract……….………………...…….…ii

摘要…iii

1Introduction………….………………..7

2LiteratureReview……………………..7

3ComparisonandAnalysis……….…...3

3.1TheProverbsReflectingTimeValue…………….7

3.1.1Time＆Money8

3.1.2Time＆Opportunity8

3.2TheProverbsReflectingTimeExperience……..9

3.2.1Time＆Change9

3.2.2Time＆Speed9

4TheReasonsofDifferenceinTimeConcept…………10

4.1Culture……………..10

4.2History……………..10

4.3Society………………10

5Conclusion……………...11

WorksCited………….…………………...11

(Appendix)………….…………………….11

AContrastiveAnalysisofTimeConceptinChineseandWesternProverb