語(yǔ)言、文化和社會(huì)相互交織在一起，只有在特定社會(huì)和文化環(huán)境中，語(yǔ)言才有真正的意義。因而，了解社會(huì)文化形態(tài)對(duì)于學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言是至關(guān)重要的。人文地理環(huán)境也影響人們說(shuō)話的方式，在不同語(yǔ)言中，人們使用不同的文字形象，它們之間常有很大的差異。 如：

1 )漢英不同的言語(yǔ)形象

as poor as a church mouse 窮如乞丐

as mad as a March hare 有如叫春貓 

as mad as a wet hen 有如抱窩母雞 

as cool as a cucumber 冷若冰霜 

as clean as a whistle 干凈如雪 

as timid as a rabbit 膽小如鼠

as long as the hills 天長(zhǎng)地久 

as blind as a bat 有如瞎貓 

as strong as a horse 壯如牛

to drink like a fish 牛飲 

as easy as ABC 易如反掌

2)漢英類似的言語(yǔ)形象

as beautiful as a spring flower 美如春花 

as changeable as the weather 易變?nèi)缣鞖?/p>

as weak as a baby (a fish) 弱如嬰兒 

as changeable as the moon 變幻如月

as light as a feather 輕如鴻毛

as cunning as a fox 狡猾如狐裡

as graceful as a swan 美若天鵝

as proud as a peacock 傲如孔雀

as quick as lightning 快如閃電

as tender as chicken 嫩如小雞