Chapter 2. Words and Meaning（9）
3.4 Words and reflected meaning
Green house: (E: emphasize its function, while Chinese view its from its physical characteristic.)
Black tea: (E: named it after the colour of tea(leave), C: named it after the colour of tea(water colour)
Ferrous metal: (E: according its ingredients. C: according their colours)
Snakehead: (E: its head is its distinctive feature, C: it is its colour )
Sun spot: (a spot black in colour)
Wall clock: (E: where clocks can be found is the distinctive feature, C: emphasize the ways in which they are used.)
Stop watch: (E: emphasize its mechanic quality, C: lay stress on the purpose for which it is used)
Contact Lenses: (English speaker views the way they used, but Chinese attracted to their invisibility)
Business Card: (it is used stand out in E, and its content is foregrounded in C)
Marble-hearted: (it is a specific term in Englsih, but a general term in Chinese)
Wood pulp：纸浆（english reminds us of the raw material, Chinese term the product）