【摘要】 本文拟从英汉喻体的来源及联想意义两方面入手加以对比 ,从而更好地了解英美等国家的经济、政治、文化、思想、历史 ,促进跨文化交际的顺利实现。更多还原

【Abstract】 Rhetoric is an art as to the effective application of languages.Metaphor(or simile) is a kind of rhetorical means of expressing one’s mental activities,behaviors and feelings.It can bring vivid image to people’s mind by describing the association in the process of perception,therefore the language becomes vivid and expressive,which can often be seen in our daily life and literary works.The same vehicle can bear the same or different associative meaning because there exist both the similarities and differences in the psychology,customs and culture of the English and chinese people.Metaphor(or simile) not only polishes the language,but also reflects the culture.This article is planning to contrast the sources and associative meanings of vehicles in English and Chinese so as to understand the politics,the economy,the culture and the history of English world and improve the cross-cultural communication of two peoples.更多还原