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A Study of Cultural Differences between English and Chinese Animal SlangsBy Submitted to the School of Foreign Studies in Partial Fulfillment to the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in English (International Trade)Under the Supervision of Ms. June, 2015Table of ContentsTable of ContentsiAbstractiiKey Words ii摘要iii关键词iii1 Introduction11.1 A brief introduction of animal slangs 11.2 Significance of the thesis11.3 Literature review22 Theoretical Framework42.1 The definition of culture42.2 The concepts of culture43 Cultural Differences between English and Chinese Animal Slangs63.1 Different historical origins63.2 Different geographical environments73.3 Different customs83.4 Different religious beliefs93.5 Different thinking styles104 Suggestions for Using Animal Slangs114.1 Awareness of the differences between the surface meaning and deep meaning 114.2 Awareness of meaning changes115 Conclusion13Acknowledgements14Works Cited16A Study of Cultural Differences between English and Chinese Animal SlangsAbstract: Slang embodies linguistic and cultural characteristics of a country, different countries and regions have their own unique slangs. As a special language expression, slang is of regional characteristics and goes through a long history of development. Besides, it is the token of linguistic cultures of many nations, so to some extent, differences between Chinese culture and western culture can be found in it. Animal slang, an important component of slang in general, possesses unique function and fertile expressive property, lively and vividly reflecting the cultural features of China and western nations. On this basis, this thesis is to make an endeavor to apply contrastive analysis with examples to the study of cultural differences between English and Chinese animal slangs, which will help English learners and researchers to further their studies of languages and cultures of English and Chinese.The thesis is made up of five chapters. Chapter One intr