文学翻译的目的,就创作者而言,是吸收外国文学的优秀成果,以作借鉴;对广大读者而言,是借助外国文学作品了解世界。我们要团结世界各国人民,要参加国际活动,要加强同各国人民的交往,就要了解他们的生活和文化。而文学作品所反映的情况,远比一般文章生动、形象化,是深入了解世界各国人民的很好的渠道。把外国文学翻译成中 The purpose of literary translation, as far as the creator is concerned, is to absorb the outstanding achievements of foreign literature for reference. For the majority of readers, the world is learned from foreign literary works. If we want to unite the peoples of all countries in the world and participate in international activities, we must understand their life and culture if we want to strengthen our exchanges with the people of other countries. What is reflected in the literary works is far more vivid and visual than the ordinary articles and is a very good channel for getting to know people in all countries in the world. Translating foreign literature into Chinese