汉英动物文化的社会差异

On Social Difference of Animal Culture between Chinese and English

汉民族动物文化与英语民族动物文化存在着明显的差异。人们对于各种动物的看法以及赋予各种动物的比喻意义和联想意义,构成了该民族动物文化的基本内容。不同的动物文化差异反映了汉民族与英语民族在自然环境、文化传统,社会习俗,思维特点及审美观点等方面的不同,了解这些有利于跨文化交流。

The paper discusses the differences in animals culture between the Han people and the English-speaking people. It holds that the idea that people's attitudes towards animals as well as the metaphorical and symbolic meaning form to the fundamental cores of corresponding animal culture. These differences reflect the diversity in the natural environment, cultural background and way of thinking and aesthetics between the Han people and the English-speaking people. to be aware of such differences will be helpful for cross-cultural communications between the two peoples.