摘 要
本论文以动物谚语为中心展开研究,通过搜集不同英汉谚语的资料，对谚语的定义及动物谚语重要地位进行了分析，对英汉动物谚语的比较研究有一定的现实意义和理论价值。本文首先简单介绍了文化背景以及本文研究的重要性，其次对英语动物谚语和汉语动物谚语进行了简单的概述；然后从不同的角度分别研究了中英文动物谚语的异同，并对造成这些区别的原因进行分析；最后得出一个结果，让大家都明白英汉动物谚语各自形成的的原因以及他们的精要之处。
关键词： 谚语 对比 动物
ABSTRACT
This research based on animal proverbs, through the collection of information on different English and Chinese proverbs, having a comprehensive analysis about the definition of the proverbs and the position of animal proverbs. There must be some practical significance and theoretical value with the comparisons on English and Chinese proverbs. In this paper, it briefly refers to the cultural background, as well as the importance of this study, followed with the summarization of the English and Chinese proverbs on animals, then study the similarities and differences from disparate angles separately, and analyse the reason why cause these differences. Finally we get the result. In order to make us understand how the English and Chinese proverbs on animals are formed, as well as of the essence.
Keywords：proverbs; comparison; animal
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Brief introduction of English and Chinese proverbs on animals 2
2.1 Brief introduction of English proverbs on animals 2
2.2 Brief introduction of Chinese proverbs on animals 3
3. Comparisons between English and Chinese proverbs on animals 4
3.1 The similarities between English and Chinese animal proverbs 4
3.1.1 By the nature of animals 5
3.1.2 By the character of animals 6
3.1.3 By the living experience 6
3.2 The differences between English and Chinese animal proverbs 7
3.2.1 The background of historical culture 8
3.2.2 The belief of religion 8
3.2.3 Social psychology 9
3.2.4 The influence of literature 10
3.2.5 Legend and fable 11
3.2.6 The way of thinking 11
4. Conclusion 13
Acknowledgements 14
References 15
