【正文】 contributed quite a lot to the creation, preservation and popularization of English idioms.Bacon was a distinguished English philosopher and writer. He was famous for a style of thorough exposition and alternative maxims. Many sentences in his works have became golden sayings and prevailed among people. For example, ‘Reading makes a full man’ tells us that only by reading can a person bee learned and profound. Another idiom ‘Knowledge is power’ emphasizes the importance of knowledge and encourages people to study more and learn more.Pope was another outstanding figure in English literature. He emphasized education and knowledge. Some sentences from his works have been accepted by readers and bee deeply rooted among people. Take ‘A little learning is a dangerous thing’ for example, this saying is a sentence in Pope An Essay on Criticism and it reflects his ideas about knowledge and learning. Benjamin Franklin was a famous American statesman, scientist and writer. Many sayings from his works are widely accepted and enlighten people. For example, ‘Little stroke fell great oaks’ tells us that one never giving up pursuing knowledge, because only those who are strongminded can be highly intellectual. (Wang Shuting amp。 Huang Yueyuan, 2003:50) Hercules, a son of Zeus, was a hero in Roman mythologies. He had incredible force, which helped him gain twelve heroic achievements. Although he was powerful enough, he could not defeat a large number of enemies on his own. So the proverb tells us that man’s energy is limited no matter how powerful he is. Another example ‘Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus grows cold.’ (Wang Zhenya, 2004:139) Ceres is Roman goddess of gain and agriculture, Bacchus is the Greek god of wine。 Zhang Guoyang, 1999:110) Consequently, many sayings and sentences in Bible have been popularly accepted. They have been deeply rooted among people. These idioms are no longer only confined to religion and they have bee proverbs which reflect English people religious faith such as ‘Every man must carry his own crosses’. (Yang Yaofang, 2002:174) This proverb is from Bible, Matthew. On the grounds of Matthew, the main idea is like this: “As the soldiers went out, they came upon a man from Cyrene named Simon, they pelled this man to carry Jesus’ cross. And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots’ then they sat down there and kept watching over him. Over his head they put the charge against, which read, ‘this is Jesus, the king of the Jews.’” From this, we can learn that cross means sufferings. The proverb tends to tell us that everyone should put up with misery in daily life and undertake the life’s burdens.‘One doesn’t live only by bread.’(Yang Yaofang, 2002:382) It is from Bible, Deuteronomy, the general idea is: “Remember the long way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his mandment. He humbled you by letting you hunger, then by feeding you with Manna, with which neither you nor your ancestors were acquainted, in order to make you understand that one does not live by bread alone, but by every word that es from the mouth of the Lord.” From this, we can know that material is not the only thing that indispensable to men. Spirit is also very important. If one only searches for material, he will be considered as an animal, for the most distinctive characteristic between men and animals is that men have the pursuit of spirit but animals have not.‘Let not thy left hand knows what thy right hand doeth.’ (Wang Shuting amp。 Hou Yanping, 2005:47) Idioms from warsWar is a usual thing in Englishspeaking countries, so it is reflected in some idioms. ‘To meet one’s waterloo’ was from the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815, which meant to be pletely defeated。 Zhang Guoyang, 1999:27) Although the English language has much less idioms from historical events than those of China, there are still some idioms from history.In AD 43, Claudius, the Roman Empire, manded 40,000 troops to occupy England, which took him 3 years to conquer. 400yearlong rules influenced the English greatly, let alone the language. When we e to a new place, we must change our habits to suit the customs of the place or of the people we are living with. This is the meaning of ‘when in Rome, do as the Romans do’. There are still two proverbs related to Rome: one is ‘a(chǎn)ll roads lead to Rome’, the other is ‘Rome was not built in a day’.Let’s have a look at the other great conquest. William, Duke of Normandy, France, landed his mighty army at Pevensy and defeated Saxon king Harold’s soldiers near Hastings. After being the king of England, William opened doors to the continent and extended culture and mercial relations with France. These moves introduced NormanFrance culture, language and architecture. The conquerors ruled England for a long period of time, and most of the governors used French as their formal language. Thus, English people accepted many French idioms. For example, ‘take heart’ came from French ‘prendre coeur’ which means feeling encouraged。畢業(yè)論文(設計)To Explore the Cultural Connotation of English Idioms1. Introduction and the definition and features of idiom1. Introduction and the definition and features of idiom 1 Introduction 1 The definition and features of idiom 22. The sources of English idioms and their cultural background 3 from living environment 4 Idioms from climate 4 Idioms from navigation 5 Originating from historical developments 6 Idioms from history 6 Idioms from wars 8 from religion 9 Originating from mythologies and allegories 10 Idioms from Greek and Roman mythology 11 Idioms from The Fables of Aesop 11 Orig