英语人体习语研究

A Study of Human-Body Idioms in English

语言是生活的镜子,习语是语言的精华。由于人的一切活动都离不开人体的参与,因此就产生了许多与人体部位或器官有关的习惯用语,即习语。英语的人体习语十分丰富,所以,要想精通英语就得研究这些习语。主要对英语中常见的人体习语进行分类、释义及探源,旨在帮助初学者正确应用此类习语。

Language is a mirror of life and idioms are the cream of a language. Since all men＇s activities cannot be carried out without the participation of human bodies, hence come the idiomatic expressions related to the parts and organs of a human body （i.e. idioms）. English is quite rich in human-body idioms. To master English, we have to study such idioms. This article mainly deals with the categorizations, meanings and origins of the common human-body idioms in English for the purpose of helping beginners to apply them correctly.