浅谈英语习语与英语国家节日民俗

English Idioms and Festival Customs in English-Speaking Countries

通过研究习语可以了解一个国家的民俗文化,并进一步理解语言与文化之间的紧密关系。在四个方面阐述了英语习语与英语国家节日民俗的紧密联系,即以宗教为主的英语国家节日民俗、英语习语与节庆活动、英语习语与节日饮食、英语习语与节日禁忌,其目的是积累相关习语的背景知识,提高驾驭语言的能力。

Customs culture can be acknowledged through studying idioms, hence the close relation-ship between language and culture can be understood. The passage illustrates the relationship in fouraspects： festival customs dominated by religion in English-speaking countries; English idioms andfestival activities; English idioms and festival foods; English idioms and festival taboos. The aim isto accumulate the background knowledge of relevant idioms and improve language abilities.