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1、Contents1.Introduction12.TheUnderstandingofEnglishIdioms12.1TheConceptionoftheWord"Idiom"22.2TheFeaturesofIdioms22.2.1?ConcisenessandExtendedMeaning22.2.2Popularity32.2.3ExplosiveVitality32.3ClassificationofIdioms32.3.1Colloquialisms32.3.2Proverbs42.3.3Slang42.3.4Allusions42.3.5PhrasalVerbs43.TheImp
2、ortanceofResearchingIdioms43.1ToMasterLanguageWell43.2ToLearntheCultureofEnglish-speakingCountries53.3ToPromoteCross-culturalCommunicationintheWorld54.SourcesandCultureofEnglishIdioms54.1IdiomsOriginatingfromHistoricEventsandTheirReflectedCulture.64.2IdiomsOriginatingfromGeographyandTheirReflectedCu
3、lture74.3IdiomsOriginatingfromEconomyandTheirReflectedCulture84.4IdiomsOriginatingfromReligionandTheirReflectedCulture84.5IdiomsOriginatingfromLiteraryWorksandTheirReflectedCulture94.6IdiomsRelatedtoSportandTheirReflectedCulture104.7IdiomsRelatedtoAnimalsFeaturesandTheirReflectedCulture104.8IdiomsOr
4、iginatingfromFoodandTheirReflectedCulture115.TheDevelopmentofIdioms116.Conclusion12Bibliography1315OntheCulturalConnotationofEnglishIdioms1.IntroductionIdiomsareacolorfulandfascinatingaspectofEnglish.Theyarecommonlyusedinalltypesoflanguages,formalandinformal,writtenandspoken.Theyarevividinusage,brie
5、finstructureandprofoundinmeaning.Itmakeslanguagemorecolorful,morealive.Ifusedcorrectly,thesekindsofexpressionscanbeveryimpressive.Itisagroupofwordswithmeaningdifferentfromtheliteralone;therefore,itisdifficulttounderstandidiomsjustfromtheirliteralmeaningofindividualelements.Idiomshaveshortandbriefwor
6、dsandconnotativemeaning.Theyreflectthespecificculturalcharacteristicandculturalimplication,whichshowdevelopmentandevolutionofEnglishnation,theymirrorthesociallifestyleandpeople'svalueofEnglishspeakingcountry.Agoodmasteryofidiomsbecomesasignificantsymbolofaperson'scommandofthelanguage.However,because
7、ofalowleveloflinguisticcompetenceinthetargetlanguage,peoplewholearnEnglishasasecondlanguageareatadistinctdisadvantageinunderstandingEnglishidioms.WemustknowtheoriginsofEnglishsothatwecanlearnEnglishwe
