论英汉习语喻体词汇的国俗语义异同现象.pdfVIP

2005 7 12 4 Jul. 2005 Journal of Tianjin Foreign Studies University Vol. 12No.4 钱中丽 ( , 510631) : 习语是语言的精华, 习语中的喻体词汇含有极为丰富的国俗语义, 它们能明显地反映 一个民族的文化特征中英文习语喻体词汇的国俗语义异同现象显示了中英文化共同和独特的 特征以及两种文化的交流与交融 : 习语喻体; 国俗语义; 共性; 差异 Abstract: Idioms are the essence of a language, and the vehicles in idioms bear profound folk custom mean ings, explicitly reflecting the distinctive cultural features of a nation. The similarities and differences of the folk custom meanings of the vehicles in idioms exhibit the common and unique characteristics of both English and Chinese as well as the communication and blending of the two cultures. Key words:vehicles in idioms; folk custom meanings; similarities; differences : H313.3 :A : 1008 665x( 2005) 04 0044 05 , , , , , , , , , , / , , 0 ( , , 1998: 54) , , , , , , , , , :/ ( 1) ; ( 2) ; ( 3) ; (4) ; ( 5) 0 ( ibid.) : 2005 04 12 : ( 1968 ) , , , , : 44 , ) , a drop in the ocean( ) , a bad egg , , ( ) ,money down the drain( ) , a middle man( ) , alive and kicking( , ) ,full fledged( ) , to go with the , stream( ) , to pour oil on fire( ) , , to fish in troubled waters( ) , to go through fire and water( ) , to throw cold water on , ( ) , to make the hair stand on end( ) , to know something like the palm of one. s hand , , ( ) , , , : / , , ,