论英语谚语的文化价值

On the Cultural Value of English Proverbs

谚语 ,作为一定文化背景下的产物 ,除了具有重要的语用意义外 ,还有很重要的文化价值。通过谚语可以了解一个民族的文化。因此英语谚语是在英国的地理历史、民族风俗、文学等文化背景中产生的 。

Proverbs,as the product of a certain cultural background,have an important cultural value apart from important pragmatic meaning.Through the proverbs we can understand the culture of a nation.Emerged in the background of English geography and history,national customs and literature,what the English proverbs represent is the cultural value produced under this specific cultural context.