《简·爱》中的圣·约翰形象被中国读者误读,认为他伪善自私、野心勃勃。其实不然,该人物原型正是作者所敬爱的牧师父亲。误读现象源于中西方特有的文化语境所预设的阅读期待视野的差异,体现在文化侵略、宗教信仰、翻译误差等三个方面。 The image of Saint John in Jane Eyre, misunderstood by Chinese readers, thinks he is hypocritical and ambitious. In actual fact, the character prototype is the author’s beloved pastor father. The phenomenon of misreading is originated from the difference of the horizon of reading expectation presupposed by the unique cultural context in China and the West. It is manifested in three aspects: cultural aggression, religious belief and translation error.