从英汉两种语言的差异看两种文化内涵的不同

Different Languages,Different Cultural Connotations

语言是文化的一部分,它就像文化的基石。语言反映着一个民族的特征,它不仅包括着该民族的历史和文化背景,而且蕴藏着该民族对人生的看法、生活方式和思维方式。语言与文化相互影响,相互作用,了解语言必须理解文化,理解文化有助于我们更好地了解语言。

Languages are the carriers of national cultures. Whether Chinese language or English language, each reflects the national culture in geography surroundings, religious beliefs, customs and habits and productive labours. To learn a foreign language is also to learn a foreign culture.