地名蕴含着丰富的文化信息,是语言的文化词汇的一部分。地名几乎总是有理据的,所以它们记录了一部分民族文化。很多词典轻视地名,外语教学也常常忽视地名。本文论述名词、专有名词、地名、地名与普通词语之间的联系、英美两国的地名来源,说明地名在英语教与学中的重要性,以引起师生注意。 Place names contain a wealth of cultural information and are part of the cultural vocabulary of languages. Place names are almost always justified, so they record part of the national culture. Many dictionaries despise names, and foreign language teaching often overlooks names. This article discusses the relationship between nouns, proper nouns, place names, geographical names and ordinary words, the names of places in Britain and the United States, and explains the importance of geographical names in English teaching and learning to attract the attention of teachers and students.