The Non-equivalent Words and the Cultural Connotation in English and Chinese Languages

The cultural differences between English and Chinese nations,on linguistic level,reflect on their lexical differences.Although the cultural connotations of English and Chinese words are plentiful,there are many non-equivalent phenomena in many aspects.This paper demonstrates non-equivalent words with conceptual meaning,connotative meaning and affective meaning respectively,and analyzes their cultural connotations.Furthermore it illustrates the significance of the comprehension of words with cultural connotations in English teaching.