翻译理论界一直存在着对直译、意译,神似、形似,科学性、艺术性,归化、异化这几对矛盾的争论,争论的焦点即是用何种形式表达原文内容。本文在考察双语差异的基础上探讨了翻译的四种基本模式,并论述了对比语言学在翻译过程中的重要作用。 There has always been a debate in the field of translation theorists about such contradictions as literal translation, free translation, similarity with god, similarity with form, science, artisticness, naturalization and alienation. The focus of debate is in what form the original content is expressed. This paper explores four basic modes of translation on the basis of examining bilingual differences and discusses the important role of contrastive linguistics in translation.