英语习语的文化渊源

Cultural Connotations and Origins of English Idioms

每一种语言都有其独特的习语,而学外语的人经常在理解这些习语时感到很困难,因为有些习语的含义不能单从字面来判断。每个习语都有它的典故、背景和特定的文化内涵。

Each language has its own idioms.It's diffciult for the foreign language learners to understand the implications of them, for the meanings of the idioms can't be determined literally.Each idiom has its own literary allusions,background and special cultural connotation.