谈起翻译的标准,在中国早有严复倡言的“信、达、雅”三重标准。其后,新的说法不断出现,似乎也不外是对严说的讨论。信、达、雅三者,严复置“信”——忠实于首位。要达到这一标准,姑且不谈译文的质量,原作的取舍就是一个起码的条件。笔译是用一种文字转述另一种文字的行为,以使不懂原文的读者能阅读原作的内容。这大概可说是翻译的基本目的。据此,笔者以为翻译应是对原作的全面转述,把原作的意思忠实地转达给本国的读者。目前出版的翻译著作,存在不少令人费解 Talking about the standard of translation, China has long been the solemn advocate of “letter, up, elegant ” triple standard. Since then, new ideas have appeared constantly, it seems no more than talk of strict. Letter, up, elegant three, Yan Fu home “letter ” - loyal to the first place. To achieve this standard, let alone talk about the quality of translation, the original choice is a minimum condition. Translation is the act of relaying another type of text in one language so that readers who do not understand it can read the content of the original. This is probably the basic purpose of translation. Accordingly, the author thinks that the translation should be a complete rendition of the original, and faithfully convey the meaning of the original to its own readers. There are many puzzling interpretations of the translations currently published