中西方在地理环境、风俗习惯、文学典故和宗教信仰等方面存在差异,不同的动物形象被赋予了不同的含义,动物习语因而带有浓厚的民族色彩和鲜明的文化特征;在翻译这类习语时,根据奈达的功能对等理论,作者提出了三种翻译方法,以期达到两种语言和文化的有效交流。 There are differences in geographical environment, customs, literary allusions and religious beliefs between China and the West. Different animal images are given different meanings. Animal idioms thus have a strong ethnic color and distinctive cultural features. According to Nida’s theory of functional equivalence, the author proposes three translation methods in order to achieve effective communication between the two languages ​​and cultures.