This paper makes a comparative analysis of the similarities and differences between English and Chinese analogy through the perspective of contrastive linguistics,cognitive linguistics and cultural background,and then discusses the English and Chinese translation methods.

Through analyzing the frequent cases of negative transfer in Chinese intermediate and advanced English learners,the differences between Chinese and English metaphor are pointed out to be the prime causes,which further prove the significance of study on differences between Chinese and English metaphor at intermediate and advanced stage of English learning.