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1、CulturalDifferencesbetweenChineseandEnglishIdiomsAbstract:Idiomisaspecificformoflanguageordialectofapeopleorcountry,whichcanreflectthelivingconditionsandcultures.Idiomembodiesthewisdomofthepeople,armedwithadistinctiveimage,takenastrongethniccolorandlocalcolorwhichshowingacolorfulimageofthefor
2、mandculture,reflectingthevariousaspectsofanationalculture,includingdailylife,socialcustoms,floraandfauna,andsoon.Withoutidiomslanguagewouldbecomedullanddry,whereasanappropriateuseoftheminspeechandwritingwilladdmuchtovarietystrengthandvividnessofthelanguage.Thereforeidiomsarewidelyusedinalmost
3、allkindsofspeechesandwritings:theycanbefoundinliteraryworks,inscientificandpoliticalarticles;evendebatesintheUnitedNationsareofteninterspersedwithidiomswhichbecomeverbalweaponsthataredifficulttoargueagainst.Thusanadequatetranslationofidiomsisnotonlyhelpfulbutalsoessentialininterculturalcommun
4、icationfortheimportantpositionthatidiomholdinlanguageuse,.ThispaperattemptstomakeabriefcomparativestudyoftheculturesembodiedinChineseandEnglishidiomsandexplorestheroleofthecultureinunderstandingandrenderingofbothEnglishandChineseidioms.Keywords:Idioms;culture;thetranslationofidioms1.Introduct
5、ionIdiomsaretheessenceoflanguage,whichhavestrongnationalcolorsanddistinctiveculturalconnotation.TherearevariousidiomsbothinChineseandEnglish.Thedifferencesaresignificant.Themainreasonisthattheidiomsareculture-loaded.Languageisagreatpartofculture,andidiomsareconsideredasthecreamofalanguage.The
6、reforecultureisfullydisplayedintheimagesandemotionsofidioms.Hence,itisnecessarytohaveacomparativestudyofEnglishandChineseidiomsfromtheperspectiveofculturalsources.WhenexploringEnglishandChineseidioms,oneshouldpayattentiontotheculturalbackgroundofidioms.Speakingofculture,it'saveryextensiveconc
7、eptandverydifficulttodefineitstrictlyandaccurately,becausecultureinvolvestoomuch.Itmixsupwiththematter,socialrelations,spirit,art,landsignandcustom.Everycountryhasitsownethnicgroups,geographicallocation,religiousbeliefs,values,politicalsystem