【正文】 山移。 (Of the thirtysix stratagems, the best is running away.)《水滸傳》（ The Marsh Rebellion ） (4) 謀事在人，成事在天。 (3) 亡羊補(bǔ)牢，猶未為晚。 Businessmen created the following proverbs: (1) You pay your money and take your choice. (2) All is not gold that glitters. （胡文仲， 2021： 18） (3) 貨有高低三等價(jià)，客無(wú)遠(yuǎn)近一樣待。 translate 3 Acknowledgements First and foremost, my heartful gratitude goes to my supervisor, Professor Li Chenfang who offered me the most valuable advice and spent much of her precious time proofreading and polishing the draft of this thesis. I wish to acknowledge her support and guidance throughout the writing of the thesis. Without her instruction, this thesis could not have been in the present form. A special word of gratitude must be said to my family and friends. In the whole process of my study and the work on this thesis, they have at all times been a source of encouragement and support for me. It is most appropriate, therefore, that this thesis should be dedicated to them. I profoundly thank them for always being there for me. My final and endless thanks go to my universityDatong University, which provides me with such a fortable environment in my work. 4 1. Introduction Proverbs originated from daily life. Wu Zhankun said that proverbs are the crystals of national wisdom and experience. They have the characters of vividness and conciseness. They are frequently used orally and handed down from generation to generation, and usually give people information and speak the truth. In the early 17th century, the British minister Robert South (16341716)wrote in his first book :“ What a proverb? but the experience and observation of several ages, gathered and summed up in one expression.” Francis bacon(14611626)once said: The genius, wit and sprit of a nation are discovered in its proverbs.”（武世花， 2021： 49） Proverbs are the soul of a language. Language and culture are tightly interacted with each other, each influencing and shaping the other. Language is part of a country’s culture. It is also the carrier and container of culture. Human knowledge and experience are described and stored in language. As a part of language, proverbs are closely integrated with the society and culture. They reflect many aspects of the nation such as geography, history, religious faith and thoughts. English and Chinese belong to two different language systems, having great differences in their cultures. But human beings’ mon social activities and emotional reflection and observation of the world are similar in many aspects. So not only differences but also many similarities exist in English and Chinese proverbs. In order to have better understandings of the characters, there are two major aspects for studying: similarities and differences. The culture is always a difficult factor in the proverb translation. So we should choose a proper way to translate them and try to display the real meaning and true style of the original proverbs. 2. Similarities between English and Chinese proverbs The similarities between English and Chinese proverbs mainly lie in their origins and linguistic characters. 5 Similar origins Proverbs are concise, vivid and mon short sentences which be used and passed on orally. They are the summing up of the experience in the production struggle and the social life. An English proverb itself tells us that “Proverbs are the daughter of experience.”（王德春，楊素英，黃月圓， 2021： 8） . From these we can find that English and Chinese proverbs enjoy the similar origin: They both originated from people’s daily life and experience. Specially speaking, they both e from folk life, mythology, literary works and from other languages. Originating from folk life People created language and also created proverbs. Anyone who created a sentence should be used and transmitted by the masses. Proverbs are the summaries of people’s daily life and experience. They are closely related to the practice of people’s life and work, and always reveal a universal truth from details so as to enlighten people. There are many proverbs originated from folk life. They are created by working people, such as farmers, workmen, hunters, businessmen, armymen and so on. They use familiar terms that were associated with their own fields. .: Farmers created the following proverbs: (1) A snow year, a rich year. (2) April rainy for corn may for grass. (3) 芝麻是個(gè)怪，又怕雨來(lái)又怕曬。由于不同的語(yǔ)言背景使英漢諺語(yǔ)互譯時(shí)存在一定的困難，本文具體論述了直譯、意譯、直譯和意譯相結(jié)合的翻譯方法，從而能夠更準(zhǔn)確的理解兩族文化。諺語(yǔ)是語(yǔ)言的精髓 ， 它們是勞動(dòng)人民智慧的結(jié)晶和經(jīng)驗(yàn)的總結(jié)。 它們豐富了中西文化。 關(guān)鍵詞： 英漢諺語(yǔ) ； 相 似 點(diǎn) ；差異； 翻譯 2 The Comparison and Translation of English and Chinese Proverbs Abstract: Proverb, a brief familiar maxim of folk wisdom, usually pressed in form, often involving a bold image and frequently a jingle that catches the memory. Proverbs are the cream of a language. They are the crystallization of the wisdom and the summarization of the experience of working people. They have contributed a lot to the enrichment of Chinese and English culture. Owing to the differences of living customs, religions and traditions , English and Chinese proverbs reflect different styles of national culture. This paper focuses on discussing the differences between Chinese and English in the use of proverbs and regard proverbs as a window of understanding the Chinese and English culture. Due to the different linguistic backgrounds, there are some difficulties in the translation of English and Chinese proverbs. This paper specifically discusses the translation method: literal translation, free translation,and the bination of literal translation and free translation, which makes it possible to understand Chinese and English culture more accurately. Keywords: English and Chinese prove