中西方文化差异是多方面的、普遍存在的,而这些差异必然要反映在语言表达上。这就要求我们在英语教学过程中,不仅要传授语言知识,同时还要在课堂上适当引入一些中西方文化对比的讨论,介绍西方的文化背景知识。这也正是“基于学科内容的语言教学法(CBI)”所倡导和推崇的。而习语是语言中最富于表现力的一种形式,带有很深的文化烙印。本文旨在通过习语的翻译探讨中西文化差异,培养学生语言学习中的跨文化意识。 Chinese and Western cultural differences are multifaceted and ubiquitous, and these differences must be reflected in the language. This requires us not only to teach language knowledge in the process of English teaching, but also in the classroom at the same time some appropriate introduction of some Sino-Western cultural comparison of the discussion, introducing Western cultural background knowledge. This is precisely what the “CBI” advocated and respected. Idioms, on the other hand, are the most expressive form of language with a deep cultural imprint. The purpose of this paper is to explore the cultural differences between China and the West through the translation of idioms and to cultivate cross-cultural awareness among students in language learning.