从词汇层面透析英汉文化差异

A Probe into Cultural Differences between English and Chinese Vocabulary

语言作为再现社会发展和变迁的一面镜子 ,浸透着民族的文化 ,人类所有的文化现象都可以通过语言得以体现。语言和文化相互依赖 ,相互制约。作为语言中最活跃的因素 ,词汇不再仅限于表达肤浅的字面意义 ,而是蕴含着不同的文化传统所赋予它的不同文化内涵。

Language, by means of which all kinds of cultural phenomena are reflected, is a symbol of social developments and changes. Language and culture are interdependent and interactive. Vocabulary, as the most active factors of language, is no longer confined to its referential meaning, but contains different lexical cultural implications.