英语教学不单纯是语法词汇的教学,而更应该是一种文化的教学。而且英语教学离不开中西文化这个基础,英汉翻译有很多技巧,尤其英汉翻译中的习语更是需要对不同国家民族的历史文化有一个了解才能,更好地准确地翻译。本文从地理、习俗、信仰、历史等方面的差异来分析英汉翻译的文化差异。 English teaching is not simply the teaching of grammar vocabulary, but more should be a kind of cultural teaching. Moreover, English teaching can not be separated from the foundation of Chinese and Western cultures. There are many techniques for translating English into Chinese. In particular, idioms in English-Chinese translation need to have an understanding of the history and culture of different nationalities and better and more accurate translation. This article analyzes the cultural differences between English and Chinese translations from the differences in geography, customs, beliefs and history.