作为一个民族语言文化精华的成语,在跨文化交际中占有重要地位。不适当的翻译不仅会造成理解上的障碍,在全球化的今天还会影响民族文化在世界范围内的传播。本文系统分析了汉英成语互译的不同策略,并指出汉英成语产生背后不同的文化背景,以求妥善处理汉英成语互译,达到跨文化交流顺利进行的目的。 As an idiom of the essence of national language and culture, it occupies an important position in intercultural communication. Improper translation not only creates obstacles to understanding, but also affects the worldwide dissemination of national culture in the present day of globalization. This paper systematically analyzes the different strategies of mutual translation of Chinese and English idioms and points out the different cultural backgrounds behind the Chinese and English idioms in order to properly handle the mutual translation of Chinese and English idioms and achieve the goal of cross-cultural exchange smoothly.