从中西习语浅析中西宗教文化异同_英语论文

A Simple Analysis on the Similarities and Differences of Chinese and English Religious Beliefs from Chinese and English Idioms

摘要

本论文通过对中西方习语进行比较，浅析佛教和基督教宗教文化的一些异同。语言标志着文化的存在，文化依靠语言流传于人们的生活中，语言和文化之间相互影响。习语是语言里重要而特殊的一部分，同时习语还反映了人类发展以来形成的文化、风俗、信仰和伟大的智慧。宗教文化是文化中一个重要的部分，宗教文化与一个国家的文化及其人民的生活在许多方面相互影响。宗教文化对习语的形成也有着巨大的影响，人们通过习语表达他们关于人生许多方面的信仰，从中反映出宗教文化对人类的生活的影响。不同国家有着不同的文化和宗教信仰，一个国家的宗教文化能在习语中被较为直接地体现出来。佛教是中国的主要宗教，基督教是英语国家的主要宗教，通过中西方的习语能够反映出各自宗教文化的一些异同。

关键词：习语 佛教 基督教 信仰 文化

Abstract

In this thesis there is a simple analysis on the similarities and differences of Chinese Buddhist culture and English Christian culture from the comparing of Chinese and English idioms. Language is a symbol which shows the real existence of cultures, and cultures rely on language to pass on in people’s life. Language and cultures influence each other. The idiom is an important and special part of language which reflects the cultures, customs, beliefs and great wisdom of human with the developing of human. Religious culture is an important part of cultures. Religious culture and a country’s culture influence each other, and religious culture influences people’s life too. Religious cultures have great influence on idioms’ forming, people express their religious beliefs for human life in many aspects through idioms, and idioms reflect the influence of religious cultures on people’s life. Different countries have different cultures and religions, and idioms can directly reflect the religious cultures of the countries. Buddhism is the main religion in China and Christianity is the main religion of English countries, and the two cultures’ idioms can reflect some of the similarities and differences of the two religious cultures.

Key words: Idioms Buddhism Christianity Beliefs Culture

Contents

Introduction １

1.Idioms １

1.1The Definitions of the Idiom １

1.2The Characters of the Idiom ３

1.3The Functions of the Idiom ５

2.Idioms from Buddhism and Christianity ６

2.1 The Eastern and Western Beliefs about People’s Life ６

2.2 The Eastern and Western Beliefs about Bad Guys Doing Bad Things and the Result ６

2.3 The Eastern and Western Beliefs about Good Luck ７

2.4 The Eastern and Western Beliefs about Food ８

2.5 The Eastern and Western Beliefs about Animals ８

2.6 The Eastern and Western Beliefs about Numbers ９

3.The Main Religions of Eastern (Buddhism) and Western (Christianity) and the Beliefs ９

3.1The Main Religion of Eastern (Buddhism) and the Beliefs ９

3.2The Main Religion of Western (Christianity) and the Beliefs １１

Conclusion １２

Bibliography １４

English Works １４

Acknowledgments １４