跨文化交际是语言学习的最终目的。词汇是语言学习的基石。词汇意义包括语言意义和语用意义。语用意义是语言意义之上可能蕴含的动态意义。英语语用能力就是在跨文化交际中能识别语境,并在语境中准确理解别人言语,并能得体表达自己的能力。本文探讨了在词汇教学中如何培养学生的跨文化交际语用能力,以期达到英语教学的终极目的。 Intercultural communication is the ultimate goal of language learning. Vocabulary is the cornerstone of language learning. Vocabulary meaning includes both linguistic and pragmatic meanings. Pragmatic meaning is the dynamic meaning that may be implied in the meaning of language. English pragmatic competence is the ability to recognize contexts in intercultural communication and to accurately understand others’ speech in context and to express one’s own ability gracefully. This article explores how to cultivate students’ cross-cultural communicative pragmatic competence in vocabulary teaching so as to achieve the ultimate goal of English teaching.