摘 要

近年来,随着国际交往的增加和英语教学的普及,很多人能够面对面地与西方人用英语交流,但是一旦交流中出现了习语,特别是宗教习语,交流就出现了困难和尴尬的局面。本文的重点在于探究基督教对英语习语的影响,从宗教习惯、教堂礼拜以及世俗生活等方面搜集宗教习语,通过举例说明阐述基督教对英语习语的影响,向读者介绍具有代表性的宗教习语,在对西方文化特别是基督教有所了解的基础上,人们能够在日益增多的国际交流中减少误解,增加共同语言。
  
关键词：基督教；习语；人文主义；普世价值观
 
Abstract

In recent years, with the increase of the international communication and the popularity of the English language teaching, an increasing number of Chinese can talk to foreigners in their fluent English face to face. However, things will become difficult and embarrassed once foreigners use the idioms, religious idioms in particular.
The thesis attempts to explore how the Christianity influence the English idioms by introducing idioms related to religious customs and church services as well as our daily life. We hope that Chinese can communicate with Westerners more efficiently and lessen our misunderstanding on the basis of knowing the knowledge of western culture especially the Christian culture.
 
Keywords: Christianity; idiom; humanism; Universal Value

Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 A Brief History of Christianity
In 43 BC, the Roman emperor Claudius conquered the England. Followed the invasion was the transmission of the higher civilization----Christianity. During Roman occupation (55BC-410AD), it was spread all over the England. Although the German’ s invasion made it put a temporary stop to it, St Augustine sent by Gregorian succeeded in continuing its development. Henry 8th’s religious reform (1534) made it more flexible to the Great Britain. [1] In order to strengthen his own power and get rid of the pope, Henry 8th carried out his religious reform by adopting a series of measures. For instance, the Act of Supremacy (1534) made his reform possible to sever the relations between the Church of England and western church of both administratively and economically. Besides, he became the leader of the Church of England and made it his ruling instrument. Today, even the national anthem of the UK is God Save the Queen.
The extensive spread of Christianity in the Britain is under the reign of the pope Gregorian (510-604) [1]. As soon as Gregorian became pope in 510AD, he sent St Augustine to England. Since then Christianity has taken its root in Britain. In its development process, it formed their Christian culture in different times and regions.