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1、AcomparativestudyofthedifferencesbetweenChineseandEnglishidiomsAbstractThispaperfirstpointoutthebackgroundsandthedefinitionandcharacteristicsofidioms,includethedefinitionofidiomsandcommoncharacteristicsofidioms.Thenexpatiatestheircompletelydifferentidiomsusinghabitsandwhatandhowtomadeittha
2、yway,thispapercomparesthedifferentidiomsbetweenEnglishandChinesetowardfourways:geographicalcontidions,religiousbeliefs,legendsandfables.,historiesandcultures.Finally,itconcludedthattranslatingidiomsisatoughandfascinatingjob.Themethodsproposedinthisessaycannotbenaturallycountedasperfect,and
3、theyarelikelytoleavemuchtobedesired.TheessayiswrittenonlyinthehopethatitwillbeofsomehelptothetranslationofChineseandEnglishidiomsandabetterfulfillmentofatranslator’sdutyasambassadorofculturalexchange.Keywords:idioms,legend,religiousbeliefs,different,ChineseandEnglishidiomsContentAbstract2C
4、ontent3Ⅰ、Introduction4Ⅱ、Definitionandcharacteristicsofidioms4(一)Definitionofidioms4(二)commoncharacteristicsofidioms5Ⅲ、CulturaldifferencesbetweenChineseandEnglishidioms7(一)geographicalconditions8(二)religiousbeliefs9(三)legendsandfables9(四)Historiesandcultures10IV、Conclusion11V、References12AC
5、omparativeStudyoftheDifferencesBetweenChineseAndEnglishIdiomsⅠ、IntroductionEverylanguagecontainsalargeamountofidioms,whichconsistoftheessenceofalanguage.Peoplecreatethemindailylivesandworkduringhundredsofyears.ChineseandEnglisharebothlanguageswithalonghistoryandtheyhavedevelopedtheabundanc
6、eandvarietyofidioms,whichmakethemselvesmorevivid,moresuccinct,andmoreprofound.Idiomsnotonlyderivefromcultures,butalsoreflectdistinguishableculturalfeatures.Thereasonwhypeoplelikeusingidiomsintheirlanguagesomuchcanbesummarizedassomeaspects.Firstly,idiomsaregenerallyshortandfixed,whiletheirm
7、eaningsareprofound.Sotheyareeasilyusedandremembered.Secondly,peoplesometimesuseidioms,insteadofusingasentenceoraparagraph,toachievesomerhetoricaleffects.Idiomsplaysuchanindispensableroleinpeople’sdailylivesthatthetranslationofidiomsisofspecialimportance.Todisc