Author(s)

Linguo Ye

Corresponding Author

Linguo Ye

ABSTRACT

College English teaching inevitably involves a lot of British and American cultural background knowledge. As one of the sources of western culture, Greek and Roman mythology has a profound impact on the social and cultural life of English-speaking countries. This paper attempts to explore the relationship between Greek/Roman mythology and English vocabulary, idioms, British and American literature, and the social and cultural life of the UK and the US.Hopefully, this reseach could benefit College English teaching, broaden students' horizons, deepen their understanding of the cultural connotation of the UK and the US and promote their interest in learning English.

KEYWORDS

English teaching, British and American culture, Greek and Roman mythology