从英汉动物习语看中西方文化差异_英语论文

On the Cultural Differences Between East and West from Chinese and English Animal Idioms

摘要

语言传达文化信息，同时也被用来作为沟通的工具。用语言进行跨文化交际时，我们经常会遇到一些具有鲜明文化内涵特点的动物习语，所以正确理解和使用这些动物习语对我们而言是一件非常重要且复杂的事情。随着人类社会的发展和跨文化交际的不断频繁，文化差异可能会影响人们的正常交流。 因此，本论文通过对英汉动物习语的例证、分类和比较，旨在探讨中西方文化的差异。此外，本论文还旨在帮助英语学习者更好地理解英语文化和培养英语语言学习的能力。

关键词： 语言； 文化差异； 英汉动物习语

Abstract

Languages convey cultural information and they are also used as tools to communicate. Using language in intercultural communication, we often come across some animal idioms with distinctive cultural characteristics, so it is a very important and complicated thing for us to understand and use these animal idioms correctly. With the development of human society and the frequency of intercultural communication, cultural differences may impact on people’s normal communications. Thus, through illustration, classification and comparison of English and Chinese animal idioms, the thesis aims to explore the cultural differences between East and West. What’s more, the thesis also aims to help English learners have a better understanding of English culture and develop their abilities of English language study.

Keywords: language; cultural differences; English and Chinese animal idioms

Contents

1. Introduction 2

2. Literature Review 3

3. A Brief Review of Animal Idioms 4

3.1 Definition and features of animal idioms 4

3.2 Relationships between culture and animal idioms 5

4. Differences between Chinese and Western Culture in Animal Idioms 6

4.1 Different values 6

4.2 Different cultural environments 6

4.3 Different historical allusions 7

4.4 Different religious beliefs 8

4.5 Different traditions and customs 9

5. Suggestions for Learners to Handle Differences between Chinese and English Animal Idioms 10

6. Conclusion 11

Works Cited 12