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With the rise of the "Chinese fever" and "culture fever" waves, everyone agreed that only understanding of the two Chinese and English cultural backgrounds can improve the ability to understand and express cultural connotations and to understand and communicate accurately. When scholars conduct comparative studies on English and Chinese idioms, they generally start with cultural factors and comparatively analyze language and cultural differences. To study the semantic implication, pragmatic value, and source of idioms of Chinese and English idioms from the aspect of humanities is a striking subject studied in this period. Researchers have extensively studied the relationship between idioms and national psychology, cultural traditions, social development, changes in the times, geographical environment, etc., making the comparative study of English and Chinese idioms a big step forward.

In addition, also There are many papers comparing the cultural similarities and differences between English and Chinese idioms in terms of the source of metaphoric idioms, but the cultural comparison and discussion on the source of idioms are not complete and systematic, and the collection of idioms for comparison is not enough.

Hu Huiqi Cultural and Educational Materials, 2010 (2) argues that language is an important tool for human society to communicate. At the same time, it is based on culture and is a carrier of culture. The languages ​​of different nationalities are not only restricted by their own social culture, but also reflect their specific cultural content. The cultural differences between English and Chinese not only impressed their respective languages, but also added huge obstacles to the semantic transformation of these two languages. Sun Mingyue Comparison and translation of English and Chinese idioms [J] believes that idioms are an important part of a country's language and culture. It is the crystallization of the people's long-term practice of production and life. However, there is a big cultural difference between Chinese and English idioms.

Fan Jinling(2010), Yu Hongyuan(2010), Mo Zhuzhu(2010) and others believed that idioms are the crystallization of human wisdom and the essence of language. As a special form of language, idioms like mirrors truly reflect the unique cultural characteristics of each nation. Studying English and Chinese idioms is of great significance to better use these two languages, avoid pragmatic errors, and improve cross-cultural communication skills.

Quan Chunyan (2009) believes that idioms exist in a large number in English and Chinese languages. Due to differences in history and tradition, religious beliefs, and life customs, English and Chinese idioms carry different national cultural characteristics and cultural information. In this regard, we can explore the cultural differences between English and Chinese idioms in terms of life customs, history and traditions, and religious beliefs.

Language is a microcosm of national culture. The cultures of different periods have accumulated in the language over time, forming a "historical precipitation". We can discover the rich connotation of traditional national culture from the investigation of language materials. Idioms are long-used fixed phrases and short sentences that the people have used for a long time, highly condensing the value orientation and belief of the national culture, which is the embodiment of the essence of the national culture. The influence of culture on the meaning of words and idioms is very far-reaching. If you do not study the background seriously, it is difficult to thoroughly understand the profound meaning of idioms. English and Chinese idioms carry different national cultural characteristics and cultural information, reflecting the cultural differences between the two countries. Studying a language's idioms is an effective way to understand the language's cultural value system, so it is necessary to compare English and Chinese idioms the study.

Outline

1. Introduction

1.1 Research background

1.2 Differences between Chinese and Western cultures

2. Definition and characteristics of English and Chinese idioms

2.1 Definition of English and Chinese idioms

2.1.1 Definition of Chinese idioms

2.1.2 Definition of English idioms

2.2 Characteristics of Chinese and English Idioms

2.2.1 Characteristics of Chinese idioms

2.2.2 Features of English Idioms

2.3 Similarities and differences between English and Chinese idioms

3. Comparison of cultural differences reflected in English and Chinese idioms

3.1 Differences in geographical environment

3.2 Differences in historical development

3.3 Differences in religious beliefs

3.4 Differences in literary classics

3.5 Differences in values

3.6 Differences in folk customs

3.7 Differences in sports

4. Conclusion

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