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1、CulturalDifferencesbetweenChineseandEnglishIdiomsAbstract:Idiomisaspecificformoflanguageordialectofapeopleorcountry,whichcanreflectthelivingconditionsandcultures.Idiomembodiesthewisdomofthepeople,armedwithadistinctiveimage,takenastrongethniccolorandlocalcolorwhichshowingacolor
2、fulimageoftheformandculture,reflectingthevariousaspectsofanationalculture,includingdailylife,socialcustoms,floraandfauna,andsoon.Withoutidiomslanguagewouldbecomedullanddry,whereasanappropriateuseoftheminspeechandwritingwilladdmuchtovarietystrengthandvividnessofthelanguage.Ther
3、eforeidiomsarewidelyusedinalmostallkindsofspeechesandwritings:theycanbefoundinliteraryworks,inscientificandpoliticalarticles;evendebatesintheUnitedNationsareofteninterspersedwithidiomswhichbecomeverbalweaponsthataredifficulttoargueagainst.Thusanadequatetranslationofidiomsisnot
4、onlyhelpfulbutalsoessentialininterculturalcommunicationfortheimportantpositionthatidiomholdinlanguageuse,.ThispaperattemptstomakeabriefcomparativestudyoftheculturesembodiedinChineseandEnglishidiomsandexplorestheroleofthecultureinunderstandingandrenderingofbothEnglishandChinese
5、idioms.Keywords:Idioms;culture;thetranslationofidioms1.IntroductionIdiomsaretheessenceoflanguage,whichhavestrongnationalcolorsanddistinctiveculturalconnotation.TherearevariousidiomsbothinChineseandEnglish.Thedifferencesaresignificant.Themainreasonisthattheidiomsareculture-load
6、ed.Languageisagreatpartofculture,andidiomsareconsideredasthecreamofalanguage.Thereforecultureisfullydisplayedintheimagesandemotionsofidioms.Hence,itisnecessarytohaveacomparativestudyofEnglishandChineseidiomsfromtheperspectiveofculturalsources.WhenexploringEnglishandChineseidio
7、ms,oneshouldpayattentiontotheculturalbackgroundofidioms.Speakingofculture,it'saveryextensiveconceptandverydifficulttodefineitstrictlyandaccurately,becausecultureinvolvestoomuch.Itmixsupwiththematter,socialrelations,spirit,art,landsignandcustom.Everycountryhasitsownethnicgroups
8、,geographicallocation,religiousbeliefs,values,politicalsystem