As partners of human beings

animals are a part of human life

which have influenced human language expression and formed corresponding animal vocabulary. Because people of different nationalities have different religious beliefs

geographical environments and customs

even the same animal vocabulary contain different cultural connotations in different cultures. This paper mainly discusses the translation methods of animal words between Chinese and English and the cultural differences in the expression of animal words between China and the West

so as to make the target readers better understand the animal images in the source culture and promote the cultural exchange between China and the West in cross-cultural communication.