In the long course of history,varied and colourful figurative expressions have been created and accumulated in Russian and Chinese,However owing to the differences of associations resulting from the respective national characteristics of the two languages,Russian and Chinese figurative expressions have become a major barrier in the teaching and learning of foreign languages.

Because of the different national characteristics and originations,great diversity is manifested in the symbolic meanings and cultural connotations in the Eastern a.

myths of Greece show clearly national characteristics on their way of development, through their reflections of the natural and social environment, such as upholding independence and the war to conguer overseas.

A tentative study of the national characteristics of english and chinese figurative expressions;

The Shaping of Ethnic Characteristics of NingXia Hui Arae in Modern Times;

The different ethnic characteristics of the ethnic minority groups patriarchal clan system exhibited in the following four aspects: different modality of the combination of clan,family system and th.