翻译不仅仅是跨语言的交际活动,更是跨文化的交际活动。中西文化在诸多方面存在着很大的差异,因此,懂得如何避免文化冲突,消除文化障碍,关乎英汉互译的成败。本文就中西文化在价值观、思维模式和宗教习俗等方面的差异及其对英汉互译的影响进行了探讨。 Translation is not only cross-language communication activities, but also cross-cultural communication activities. There are many differences between Chinese and Western cultures in many aspects. Therefore, knowing how to avoid cultural conflicts and eliminate cultural barriers is a matter of success or failure of mutual translation between English and Chinese. This article discusses the differences between Chinese and Western cultures in terms of values, modes of thinking and religious practices, and their influences on the mutual translation between English and Chinese.