文化共性和文化差异是对比语言学研究中不容忽视的内容之一。成语是浓缩的文化,是文化的精髓,是了解不同民族文化的窗口。本文拟从语用学及语言与文化的关系角度研究英汉成语在来源、形式、意义等方面的差异和相似性。对第二语言教学、文学欣赏、翻译实践等有着现实的指导意义。 Cultural commonalities and cultural differences are one of the most important contents that can not be ignored in the study of linguistics. Idioms are concentrated cultures, the essence of culture, and windows of understanding of different national cultures. This paper attempts to study the differences and similarities of the source, form and meaning of English and Chinese idioms from the perspective of pragmatics and the relationship between language and culture. It has realistic guiding significance for second language teaching, literary appreciation and translation practice.