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【Abstract】: Idioms are a kind of language block which carry rich cultural elements. They are even called as the live fossil of culture. By taking a close look of the Chinese and English idioms, many differences can be found in various cultural aspects between Chinese and English. This article, by comparing and analyzing some Chinese and English idioms, mainly reveals some cultural factors resulting in the differences between Chinese and English idioms, such as geographical factors, habitual factors, value orientation factors and religious factors.
【Key words】: idioms language culture geographical factors habitual factors value orientation facors religious factors
I Introduction
Chinese culture and Britain culture growing on somewhat the same and at the same time largely different ground appear to have their individual features （胡文仲，1997）. As we all know, language are closely related to culture and can be said as part of culture. In the magnificent and vast culture of China and Britain, idioms as a special form of language exist in both of them and carry a large amount of cultural information such as history, geography, religion, custom, nationality psychology, thought pattern and etc.
By taking a comparison between Chinese and English idioms, great similarities can be found as well as even greater dissimilarities in the terms of culture. This article, by analyzing some of the dissimilarities between Chinese and Britain idioms, reveals the cultural differences in various aspects between China and Britain , which result in the differences in idioms of the two language. The findings may serve as a guide to further research in the relationship of idioms and culture and throw some light on the learning of English idioms. |
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