习语是语言所共有的,习语与文化有着密切的联系,它能真切地反映出一种文化自古以来所呈现的五彩缤纷的生活。通过对英汉习语转换问题的研究,不仅能够发现英汉两种文化的不同观念,而且还能看到两种文化中的人民在很多方面具有的相似经历及看法。有些相同的观点用不同的方法来表达,体现了每个民族特有的智慧。本文以英汉语言中的习语转换问题为目标,浅析了四种基本翻译方法——直译、替换喻体、意译和意译加注释。 Idioms are common to all languages. Idioms and cultures are closely linked. They can truly reflect the colorful life of a culture since ancient times. Through the study of idiom conversion between English and Chinese, we can not only find out the different concepts of English and Chinese cultures, but also find similar experiences and opinions of people in both cultures in many aspects. Some of the same ideas are expressed in different ways, reflecting the unique wisdom of each nation. This article aims at the problem of idioms conversion in English and Chinese, and analyzes four basic translation methods - literal translation, substitutional idioms, free translation and free translation.