As we all know, language is closely related to culture and can be said as a part of culture. From a dynamic view, language and culture interact with each other and shape each other. Language is the carrier of culture which in turn is the content of language. We can dig out cultural features from language and explain language phenomena with culture.
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, and therefore are closely related to culture. They are the heritage of history and product of cultural evolvement. Consequently, we can know much about culture through studying idioms and in turn get better understanding of idioms by learning the cultural background behind them.

Ⅰ. Introduction
Ⅱ. The origins of the idiom
(Ⅰ). Literary masterpieces
(Ⅱ). The Bible
(Ⅲ). Greek and Roman mythologies
(Ⅳ). Ancient fables
(Ⅴ). Historic affairs(Ⅵ). Anecdotes
(Ⅶ). Customs
(Ⅷ). The animals’ habitual behaviors
(Ⅸ). Seafaring
(Ⅹ). Agriculture
(Ⅺ). Daily life
III. Comparison between Chinese and English Idioms
IV. Cultural Differences Reflected by Chinese and English Idioms
V. Conclusion

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