一“义”与“justice”《汉英词典》中文中的“义”字被译成“justice”,而justice是英语的一个基本词汇,一般是“正义”、“公正”的意思。我颇感惊诧的是,译者竟然不了解,中国文字中的“义”与西方文字中的“正义”相差十万八千里。其间的内在涵义反映了中西文化间的根本性差异,正是这种差异凸现出当代中国法治建构的艰巨性。 “Yi” in Chinese is translated as “justice”, while justice is a basic vocabulary in English, which is generally the meaning of “justice” and “fairness.” I was quite surprised that the translator actually did not understand that the “righteousness” in Chinese writing was different from the “justice” in the Western writing. The intrinsic meaning of this reflects the fundamental difference between Chinese and Western cultures. It is this difference that highlights the arduous nature of the rule of law in contemporary China.