隐喻与文化教学

Metaphors and the Teaching of Target Language Culture

隐喻是语言的一种普遍现象 ,是语言与文化联系最紧密的部分 ,许多深层文化内容 (如人生观、价值观 )在很大程度上通过隐喻来表达和传承。此外 ,不同语言文化之间在隐喻使用上有较大差异。因此 ,通过隐喻进行文化教学是外语教育中文化教学的一条可行途径。

Metaphors are a component of language that is closely linked with culture. Much of the deep culture of a language is instantiated and transmitted through the metaphors people use on a daily basis. Different languages and cultures often utilize different metaphoric expressions though they may have many similar conceptual metaphors. Therefore, teaching target language culture through metaphors is a possible approach to culture teaching in foreign language education.