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Translation skills of A Dream of Red Mansion in Yang Xianyi’s Version 　　【摘要】《红楼梦》是中国乃至世界文学宝库中的一颗璀璨的明珠。本文回顾了“归化”和“异化”这两种翻译方法的由来， 结合杨宪益译本中对文化意象的翻译来阐述选择翻译方法的重要性 【关键词】红楼梦 意象 归化 异化 【Abstract】A Dream of Red Mansion is among the greatest classics in the literary treasury of the world. This paper adopts foreignization as the main strategy and domestication as the supplementary.We should had a better use of foreignization rather than rejecting it without trying.Combined with Xianyi’s versions， we can see the translation methods are important in the translation of cultural images. 【Key words】A Dream of Red Mansion； image； Foreignization； Domestication INTRODUCTION A Dream of Red Mansion， written in the 18th century， is ranked among Chinese most famous novels. This paper attempts to explore the validity of the translation strategies in A Dream of Red Mansion of Yang Xianyi’s versions. The two main translation strategies， namely， foreignization and domestication， are briefly reviewed and Yang Xianyis main strategies for translating cultural images in A Dream of Red Mansion are exemplified and compared. Translation strategies of Cultural Image in Yang’s Version 1. Foreignization Cultural images are widely used in A Dream of Red Mansion and of great value in literary works. Owing to the special traits of cultural images， especially discrepancy， great complexity is involved when it comes to the problem of how to deal with cultural images in A Dream of Red Mansion in translation.The main strategy is foreignization. Foreignization is the main strategy which is used by Yang. It can better promote the cultural communication and increase target readers’ leaning about foreign culture.（Sun Zhi-li 2003）. For example： 周瑞家的?了笑道： “阿弥陀佛， 真坑死人的事儿！等十年未必都这样巧的呢。”（Chapter 7） Ys： “Gracious Buddha！”Mrs.Chou chuckled.“How terribly chancy！You might wait for ten years without such a run of luck.” In this example， we can see that Zhou Ruis wife uses an interjecti