习语是各国文化的精髓,从英汉习语看中西文化差异是十分必要的。它可以让英汉语学习者从习语角度了解两国间的文化差异,从而有效加强他们跨文化的语言交际能力。习语在文化的三个层次上反映了中西文化差异,即风俗文化差异、制度文化的差异和心理文化的差异。 Idioms are the quintessence of all cultures. It is necessary to see the cultural differences between China and the West from the idioms of English and Chinese. It enables English learners to understand the cultural differences between the two countries from the perspective of idioms, so as to effectively enhance their cross-cultural communicative competence. Idioms in the three levels of culture reflects the differences between Chinese and Western cultures, namely, customs and cultural differences, differences in institutional culture and psychological and cultural differences.