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密级 学号 6111108003 院系 外国语学院 西安翻译学院 XI’AN FANYI UNIVERSITY 本科毕业论文（设计） Dissertation for Bachelor’s Degree 题 目：On Cultural Differences Between Chinese and English Idioms 学生姓名： 陈 雅 指导教师： 孙 培 培 学科专业： 英 语 2010年6月 Abstract Language is the carrier of culture. People’s words and deeds reflect certain culture connotation consciously or subconsciously. The idiom is the unique regular expression in the using process. This paper discusses idioms which, in broad sense, include idiom, proverb, two-part allegorical saying, allusion, etc. Not only the wording is precise and to the point, but also the image is vivid and witty. Because of the difference in custom, lives, geography, history, religious belief, etc, understanding of idioms bears the task of conveying national characteristics and culture information. Different people from different cultures may have different understandings of the same sentence because they know little about the target cultures. While the ultimate aim of English teaching as a foreign language is to cultivate students competence to apply English correctly, fluently, and appropriately in cross-cultural communication. However, due to lack of knowledge of cultural differences, many college students fail to achieve this purpose during the actual communicating activities. It is necessary for us to study the cultural differences in some fields between China and Western countries. Language is the most principal means for inter-cultural communication. Idioms, a part of language, are the essence of culture in every country. Using language in such communication, people often come across some idioms with distinctive cultural characteristics, so it is a very important and complicated thing for us to understand and use these idioms correctly. Therefore, in this paper, this paper will discuss the idioms reflecting the difference