Những thành ngữ tiếng Anh có chứa từ “heart” và từ đồng nghĩa với “heart” trong thành ngữ tiếng Việt: đối chiếu nhìn từ góc độ văn hóa

Abstract

Nowadays, the process of internationalization and globalization is taking place at a high speed. English has become the most popular language all over the world. However, it is not easy to master English in general and English idioms in particular. As a matter of fact, English idioms are figurative expressions with different meanings. Metaphor in idioms creates the richness, beauty, sophisticated and vivid way of communication and liveliness of English language in general. Vietnamese learners have a large number of difficulties in learning English idioms. It results from the differences between two cultures. With a view to exploring English and Vietnamese idioms in the light of culture, this article has focused on idioms containing the word “heart” in English and its synonyms in Vietnamese ones.