Translation of Meaning,Reasonableness and Elegance——Three Hierarchies on English Translation of Writing in Classical Chinese

Classical language is our cultural essences left by Chinese ancestors over thousands of years.It is the key to understand our history,learn the ancient culture,appreciate ancient literature and research ancient civilizations.As the bridge of cultural communication,translators have more responsibility and obligation to carry forward our civilizations,so that all over the world would have a clearer understanding on ancient Chinese culture.This paper analyzes the three hierarchies on English translation of writing in classical Chinese from the perspective of the translation of meaning,reasonableness and elegance.The author thinks that translators should improve the readability and acceptability of the target language to the utmost on the basis of conveying the original text faithfully.