Influence of Cultural Differences on Chinese and English Idioms分析和总结分析和总结.docxVIP

Influence of Cultural Differences on Chinese and English Idioms Abstract: Idioms are the core and the essence of a language. They are heavily-loaded with cultural information. Idioms are widely used in daily communications, newspapers, magazines and mass media because of their characteristics of being short, humorous and full of philosophic meanings. But because of the cultural differences, such as surroundings, habits, religion, custom and thought English and Chinese idioms are quite different. This paper analyzes influence of cultural differences on English and Chinese idioms. Key words: cul