翻译既是跨语言又是跨文化的交际活动,受着语言及文化差异的影响。因此,翻译是一种有限度的活动,不可译现象是翻译活动本身无法突破的,可译度受着语言和文化因素的制约。本文从语言和文化两个层面对翻译的限度进行了分析,认为可译度不是静止不变的,而是处于动态的变化过程之中。 Translation is not only a cross-language but also a cross-cultural communication activity, influenced by the differences of languages ​​and cultures. Therefore, translation is a kind of limited activity. The phenomenon of untranslatability can not be overcome by the translation activity itself, and the translation can be restricted by language and cultural factors. This article analyzes the limits of translation from both linguistic and cultural levels, and considers that translatability is not static but in a dynamic process of change.