语言是随着人类社会产生而产生,随着人类社会发展而发展的一种特殊的社会现象。它具有表达思想,描述世界,进行交际的社会功能。同时语言也受民族文化和历史传统的影响。英语和汉语是建立在两种不同文化上的两种不同语言,它们各自反映其特殊的民族文化和历史传统。范存忠教授在《漫谈翻译》中指出:“一般说,两种语言之间,在词组与句子方面,相等的不是没有,但比较少,比较多的是相当的,而 Language is a special social phenomenon developed with the development of human society and with the development of human society. It has the social functions of expressing ideas, describing the world, and communicating. At the same time, language is also influenced by national culture and historical traditions. English and Chinese are two different languages ​​based on two different cultures, each reflecting their particular ethnic culture and historical traditions. Prof. Fan Cunzhong pointed out in “Talking about Translation”: “Generally speaking, there is no difference between phrases and sentences between the two languages. However, they are relatively few, and many are equivalent.