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Abstract:Language is the vehicle of culture, and idioms are the cream of language. The color words of idioms are endowed with different connotations. So, it seems to be of great significance to make a contrastive study of the color of English and Chinese cultures in the common word "red" of connotations, in order to inquire and announce the cultural mentality in different nations and the differences and changes in inter-cultural communication of red idioms.
Key words: English and Chinese idioms; red words; connotation; contrastive study
中文摘要:语言是文化的载体，习语是语言的精华。习语中的颜色词在不同文化中被赋予了不尽相同的联想意义。本文通过对比研究英汉文化中常见的颜色词“红色”的联想意义，以探讨和揭示积淀于“红”颜色习语中不同民族文化心理及其跨文化交流中的影响变迁。
关键词：英汉习语；红颜色词；联想意义；对比研究