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Comparison-between-Chinese-and-English-Animal-Idioms-2019年文档 精品文档 精品文档 收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除 收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除 精品文档 收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除 Comparison between Chinese and English Animal Idioms 　　Animals, the closest creatures to human beings, naturally appear frequently in human’s language. As one important part of language, idiom contains lots of animal images. Some can be easily understood from their literal meanings, while others will make people puzzle since they were created for some special and complex reasons. Animal idioms not only reflect people’s attitude and traditional thought towards animals but also embody people’s culture. Compare animal idioms between Chinese and English will help people easily discover the connections and distinctions of these two cultures. 　　1 Distinctions in Chinese and English Animal Idioms 　　1.1 Differences 　　Despite of some similarities in Chinese and English animal idioms, each language has its unique features which make the language out of others. For various reasons, differences are in the highest flight when comparing cultures and languages between two nations. From the differences of idioms, we discover the distinctions in each culture. On animal idioms’ part, there are three kinds of differences, namely image differences, meaning differences and emotion differences. They are connected with each other and at the same time complement each other. 　　1.2 Gaps 　　With the accumulation of differences and connections, some animal idioms might find no similar expressions in their counterpart language. This is a big barrier of communication between two nations. Because of the blank in corresponding language, foreigners may absolutely have no idea about the connotations of such idioms without annotations. 　　1.3 Reasons for Distinctions 　　Rome was not built in one day, nor was it built in one material. Through the evolution of thousands of years, cultures have been influenced by all kinds of elements to present us its deep signifi