ABSTRACT
This paper first affirms the importance of the Chinese classical poetry in disseminating the Chinese culture. Then this paper contrasts the characteristics of Chinese and English poetry. After introducing the poet and the background of the poem, the author analyzes the Chinese poem briefly. Then, the author lists the three translations of this poem and the three translators’ theories. Based on the two points above, the author analyzes why the translators translate in different ways. Then, the author compares the three translations in the construction and the style. In the end, a
summery is indispensable.
Keywords: translation of Chinese classical poems; Chinese classical poem; translation theories
Contents
1.Introduction 1
2. The characteristics of Chinese and English poetry 2
2.1 The characteristics of Chinese poetry 2
2.2 The characteristics of English poetry 2
2.3 The comparison of English and Chinese poetry 3
3. The original poem 5
3.1 The background of the poem 5
3.2 The analysis of the original poem 5
4. The comparison of the three translations 8
4.1 The three translations 8
4.2 The principles of the translators 8
4.3 The separate analysis 12
4.4 The comparison of the construction 15
4.5 The comparison of the style 16
5. Conclusion 17
Acknowledgement 18
Reference 19
