等效理论经过古今中外翻译家长期摸索、研究之后似乎发展到了接近完善的地步。许多译者将其当作翻译的指导原则。但是 ,在处理文化意象的翻译时 ,考虑接受者的反应常常和文化因素传递的目标相矛盾。若直译之不利于接受者“明白领悟 ,强烈感受”原作语言人们的领悟和感受 ;若弃之不译 ,则又丢失了原文意象 ,无法完成文化因素的传递这一基本目的。所以 ,文化意象的翻译就陷于了一个两难境地 The equivalent theory has been groping for a long time by translators both at home and abroad, and seems to have developed to a near perfect level after the study. Many translators regard it as the guiding principle of translation. However, in dealing with the translation of cultural images, it is often contradictory to the goals of cultural transmission that the recipient’s response is considered. If the direct translation is not conducive to the recipient, “understand comprehension, strong feelings,” the original language of people’s perception and feelings; if you do not abandon the translation, you lose the original image, unable to complete the basic purpose of the transfer of cultural elements. Therefore, the translation of cultural images is in a dilemma