语言作为文化的载体,它吸收了各个民族的不同文化。汉英语中许多词汇都有丰富的文化内涵,而隐喻是汉英语中的普遍语言现象,汉英语有不同的文化背景和社会基础,因而在隐喻使用上也有较大差异。为通过翻译有效地传递隐喻中的文化信息,人们在翻译过程中必须意识到汉英语中隐喻的重合方面,还应注重各自不同的文化内涵和思维方式。本文就隐喻在汉英翻译中的运用进行对比研究。 As a carrier of culture, language absorbs the different cultures of different ethnic groups. Many words in Chinese and English have rich cultural connotations. Metaphor is a universal linguistic phenomenon in Chinese and English. Chinese and English have different cultural background and social basis. Therefore, there are great differences in the use of metaphors. In order to effectively convey the cultural information in metaphor through translation, people must be aware of the overlap of metaphor in Chinese and English and pay attention to their different cultural connotation and way of thinking in the process of translation. This article compares the use of metaphors in Chinese-English translation.