本文透过文化的视角,以英汉动物词的比喻义为出发点,从地理环境、生产生活方式、宗教神话以及文化习俗方面,分析动物词比喻义在中西方两种文化背景下的差异。从而指出在学习动物词汇时充分重视其文化内涵的重要意义。 From the perspective of culture and the metaphorical meaning of English and Chinese animal words, this paper analyzes the differences between the animal metaphors in the two cultural backgrounds of China and the West from the aspects of geographical environment, production and life style, religious myths and cultural practices. It points out the importance of paying full attention to its cultural connotation when learning animal vocabulary.