On Culture Differences between English and Chinese Proverbs

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1、论英汉谚语的文化差异OnCultureDifferencesbetweenEnglishandChineseProverbsContentsAbstract…………………………………………………………………….1Keywords…………………………………………………………………..1I.Introduction……………………………………………………………...2II.ProverbsandCulture…………………………………………………..21.DefinitionofProverb………………………………………………….22.CharacteristicsofProve

2、rbs…………………………………………….31)Folksiness……………………………………………………..........32)Instructiveness…………...………………………………………....43)Artistry……………………………………………………………...54)Persuasive…………………………………………………………...63.Culture…………………………………………………………........61)DefinitionofCulture………………………………………………....62)CharacteristicsofCultu

3、re……...…………………………………...74.ProverbsandCulture………...……………………………………...14III.CulturalDifferencesbetweenChineseandEnglishProverbs…….151.EnvironmentDifferences…………………………………………..…152.CustomDifferences…………………………………………..….…...163.DifferenceintheMeaningofColorWords…….……………………….164.ReligionDifferences…

4、……………………………………..….…..175.DifferencesofHistoricAllusions………………………...….….…..18IV.Conclusion………………………………………………………..……18References……………...……...………………………………………….18Abstract:Proverbsarerichinlanguage,andreflectourdailylifeandlaboringexperience,atthesametime,theyalsoreflectdifferentculturesindiffere

5、ntlanguages.Cultureisanotherimportantelementofacountry;wemaymakemisunderstandingthemeaningofforeignproverbswithoutmasteringcultureknowledgeoftargetlanguages.Proverbsarepopularsayingswhichcontainadviceorstateagenerallyacceptedtruth.Becausemostproverbshavetheiroriginsinoraltradition,theyaregen

6、erallywordedinsuchawayastoberememberedeasilyandtendtochangelittlefromgenerationtogeneration,somuchsothatsometimestheirspecificmeaningisnolongerrelevant.Therefore,thisthesisfocusesontheculturedifferencesbetweenEnglishandChineseproverbs.Keywords:proverb；culturedifference；relationship摘要：语言中有很丰富

7、的谚语，反映了我们的日常生活和劳动的经验，与此同时，它们也反映了不同语言的不同文化。文化是一个国家另一个重要元素，如果我们没有掌握有目标语言的文化知识，可能会误解外国谚语的意思。谚语就是俗语，它给人们提建议或者陈述一个普遍接受的真理。因为绝大部分谚语都有它们自己的口头来源，而且一般都是以一种能让人容易记住，代代相传但是不会发生变化的方式创造出来的。因为如此，以至于有时候与它们本身所具有的具体而特别的意义无关。因此，本文主要阐述英汉谚语的文化差异。关键词：谚语；文化差异；关系第18页共18页I