As the most widely used and extensively covered languages in the world, Chinese and English constitute the symbolic elements of human information exchange and carry the great thinking and splendid civilization of mankind. Due to their distinct styles and syntax, numerous scholars have written books and devoted themselves to the study of English and Chinese. Based on previous studies, this paper makes a comparative analysis of English and Chinese in phonetic, word, sentence pattern and discourse in order to have a deeper understanding of the essence of the two languages.
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