英国语言学家莱昂斯 ( John L yons)认为 ,语言与文化具有历史的联系 ,语言是打开文化宝库的钥匙 ,离开语言天然的文化背景 ,难以充分地理解语言本身。由此可见 ,学习、研究语言的同时 ,应该而且必须学习、研究目的语的文化 ,这一点对英语学习者极其重要。英语学习的最终目的是 According to John L yons, a British linguist, language has a historical connection with culture. Language is the key to opening a cultural treasure house. It leaves the natural cultural background of language and makes it difficult to fully understand the language itself. This shows that, learning, research language, we should and must learn, study the culture of the target language, which is extremely important for English learners. The ultimate goal of English learning is