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CuluralDifferencesbeweenEnglishandChineseIdioms_开题报告

Ktbg3018 CuluralDifferencesbeweenEnglishandChineseIdioms_开题报告Every culture have his history and social background, every country is, we are also the same. Like our ancient classics, it built under the certain historical condition, we have our soil, as our special peony, it may not take root i..

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Every culture have his history and social background, every country is, we are also the same. Like our ancient classics, it built under the certain historical condition, we have our soil, as our special peony, it may not take root in a foreign country, it presents its elegant, only in the local natural conditions. Western culture as well, so showing differences between east and west culture. When we learn English and put it to use, we must pay more attention to the cultural difference between the west and the east and we must show more concerns for the local customs. If we only learn the language itself, we can’ t really understand it and use it fluently .So it is necessary for us to pay more attention to the differences between English and Chinese idioms in learning English. Later, I will discuss the differences between English and Chinese idioms from the aspects of different living circumstances, different cognitions of things, different religions and beliefs, and different historical allusions and myths. But first I shall provide some background.

English idioms and Chinese idioms are gems of the two languages as well as the crystallization of the two national cultures. Most of idioms are of vivid images which are appropriately used to compare to other things, consequently, they often contain distinctive national and local colors. Some idioms have quite clear meanings, some are implicit and profound, which could cause a great deal of association, while others may include several meanings, which depend on the context to define its real indication. According to OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNERS’S English-Chinese Dictionary written by A.S.Hornby and Shi Xiaoshu(2004), an idiom is “a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words”.

Having set the background, I shall return to the four categories of arguments the differences between English and Chinese idioms. It probes into the causes of the differences in English and Chinese idioms from the aspects of different living circumstances, different cognitions of things, different religions and beliefs, and different historical allusions and myths, etc. Many researchers have studied these four different points, such as , Yan Lin(2012) noted that the differences between English and Chinese idioms from the aspects of general culture, conventional culture, religious culture, historical culture, thoughts of numeral, expression of color, understanding of objective and so on. Guo Lijie (2010), Guo Hui (2012), Lu Huifang & Xiao Wenjing (2010) agree with Yan Lin. Yin Li & Han Xiaoling (2007) observes that idioms have an inseparable connection with the national geographical environment, historical background, economic life, customs and habits, religious beliefs, psychological status, values and other aspects. An idiom is like a mirror, which can clearly reflect the characteristics of a national culture. Idioms, as a special kind of language phenomenon, must have a strong national character.

Many researchers have studied these four different points, such as, Ran Xiuxia (2007) “to rest on one’s oars(暂时歇一歇), to keep one’s head above water(奋力图存)all at sea(不知所措). Tu Shali（2004） “the Chinese idiom ‘雨后春笋’ is translated into ‘spring up like mushrooms’”. Gu Hongxi(2002) “we often translate lion into ‘虎’ in English translation, such as ‘lion in the way’(拦路虎), ‘place oneself in the lion’s mouth’(深入虎穴)”. Liu Weiqiang(2003) “ red skin(对印第安人的鄙夷称呼), red tape(繁文缛节,官僚习气), in the red(亏损), out of red)扭亏为盈), red alert(空袭、紧急警报), red cock(纵火引起的火灾), red cent(毫无价值的事物).”

In sum, all the above studies have put forward valuable ideas about the cultural difference reflected in the many ways. All the significance of this thesis is to convey the idioms’ cultural information as much as possible, which is very useful for the language learning.

Outline

1. Introduction

2. The differences between English and Chinese idioms

2.1 Different living circumstances

2.2 Different cognitions of animals

2.3 Different Religions and Beliefs

2.4 Different Historical Allusions and myths

3. Conclusion

4. References

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