Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. My name is Lan An . Im from class 12. The title of my thesis is On Cultural factors in English idioms and the translation. This thesis is completed under the instruction of Ms. He Rong. Im extremely grateful to her for her constant direction and suggestion for revising the draft of my paper. I also have to thank the professors sitting here today for your generosity in spending your time here.The title of my paper is On Cultural factors in English idioms an