《菜根谭》因其融汇儒释道三家思想之精华而展示出独有的价值。由于其首先在日本而不是本土受到广泛推崇而引起世人关注,造成了《菜根谭》独特的传播史。上个世纪20年代,《菜根谭》首次由日文转译为英文,由此开启了其英译史。本文由《菜根谭》英译史着手,对各个译者及译本进行分析,并谈及由此获得的启发。 Because of its integration of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, The Roots Tan shows its unique value. Because of its first widely respected in Japan rather than the local attracted the attention of the world, resulting in “Cai Gen Tan” unique spread of history. In the 1920s, Cai Gen Tan was translated from Japanese into English for the first time, thus opening up its history of English translation. This article starts with the English translation history of “Cai Gen Tan”, analyzes each translator and translation version, and talks about the enlightenment gained from this.