The Cultural Differences between Chinese and English Reflected
by Their Languages
【
Abstract
】
Social scientists tell us that cultures differ
from one another
,
and each culture is unique.Learning a foreign
language well means more than merely mastering the
pronunciation
,
grammar
,
words and idioms.In fact
,
it is
inseparable from learning its culture.This paper attempts to do
a brief study of certain cultural differences between Chinese
and English reflected by everyday conversations
,
proverbs
,
metaphor and association as well as taboos.
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Key words
】
differences
;
proverb
;
metaphor
;
taboo
;
culture
【摘要】社会学家告诉我们,一切文化都是独特的,互
不相同的。学习一种外语不仅要掌握语音、语法、词汇和习
语。
实际上,
学习语言与了解语言所反映的文化是分不开的。
本文粗略探讨日常对话,谚语,比喻和禁忌语这些语言现象
所折射出的两种语言之间存在的文化差异。
【关键词】差异
谚语
比喻
禁忌语
文化
Introduction
Although the language used in communication may be