英汉明喻修辞均是指出比喻事物的共同点,其对比研究侧重于两种语言表现形式上的差异。本文从明喻修辞角度对英汉明喻加以比较和探讨,剖析并举例说明它们在英、汉两种文学作品语言中修辞功能的相似性。 Both English and Chinese simile rhetoric point out the similarities and differences between the two languages. This article compares and discusses the simile between English and Chinese from the perspective of simile rhetoric, analyzes and gives an example to illustrate the similarities of their rhetorical functions in English and Chinese literary works.