从谚语看基督教文化对英语语言的影响

The Influence of Christian Culture on English Reflected from English proverbs

基督教是西方文化的一个重要来源,它对西方文化产生了极其深远的影响。英语谚语中蕴涵着丰富的基督教文化。根据克拉克洪文化分析模式的原理,基督教对英语谚语的影响主要表现在五个方面:人和自然关系取向、时间取向、行为取向、人性取向和社会关系取向。深入挖掘英语谚语中基督教的文化因素有助于我们全面认识西方文化。

As an important source of western culture,Christianity is quite influential.English proverbs are rich in Christian culture.According to the principle of Kluckhohn s model of cultural analysis,the influnence of Christianity on English proverbs is reflected in the five ways： orientation of relationship between humankind and nature,time orientation,activity orientation,human nature orientation and social relation orientation.Therefore,exploring the cultural factors of Christianity in English proverbs can help us to have a good understanding of western culture.