CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. The metaphorical phenomena of English and Chinese 2.1 The same vehicle ha ving the same meaning of the metaphor 2.2 The metaphor having the same meaning with different vehicles 3. The means of metaphor translation 3.1 Literal translation 3.2 Free translation 3.3 Combination of literal and free translation 4. The metaphor of the cross-cultural differences between Chinese and English 4.1 Metaphorical expression of cultural conflict 4.2 Differences in living conditions caused by differences in metaphor 4.3 Different religious and cultural differences arising from the metaphor 5. The strategies of English metaphor translation 6. Conclusion