A Glimpse of Cultural Generalities & Differences between English and Chinese as Reflected in Animal Words' Metaphorical Meanings

There are a lot of animal words in English and Chinese. Many of them have gradually gained their own metaphorical meanings with the development of the human society. By comparing and analyzing English and Chinese animal words, this paper probes into these animal words' cultural connotation, aiming at bringing out the cultural generalities and differences between English and Chinese. It will contribute to a better understanding of these two languages, and to cross-cultural communication.