题目（英文）Comparison of cultural differences between English and Chinese idioms.
题目（中文）英汉习语的文化差异比较
Abstract
Language is the carrier of culture,and language is a mirror, the cultural differences between English and Chinese not only impress their respective languages, but also added huge obstacles to the semantic transformation of these two languages. Both English and Chinese have a long history and contain a large number of idioms. To be faithful to the original text, we must express the original text's thoughts according to the language rules of the target text.Most Chinese and English idioms carry different cultural characteristics and information, reflecting all aspects of people's life.To achieve this, we must first have a comprehensive understanding of the culture of English and Chinese idioms. Similarly, idioms are also one of the concrete reflection of cultural differences.
Keywords: English and Chinese idioms；cultural differences；comparison
Contents
Abstract 1
1. Introduction 1
2. Features of English and Chinese idioms 2
2.1 The historical nature of idioms 2
2.1.1 The historical data 2
2.1.2 Historic structure 2
2.2 The fixation of idioms 3
2.2.1 Semantic fixation 3
2.2.2 Structural fixation 3
3. Comparison of English and Chinese idioms 4
3.1 Literal translation 4
3.2 Partial literal translation 4
3.3 Meaning implication 5
3.4 Alternative translation. 5
3.5 Conflict translation. 5
4. Cultural differences reflected in English and Chinese idioms 6
4.1 Differences in geographical environment 6
4.2 Differences in folk customs 6
4.3 Differences in religious beliefs 7
4.4 Differences in mythical allusions 7
4.5 Differences in values 7
5. Conclusion 9
References 10
致谢 .. 11
