言贵为简,法律语言尤贵为简。然而中西方法律文化及其思维方式的差异,导致某些信息无法有效传递。为避免此困境,冗余成为了法律翻译的必要辅助手段。遗憾的是,目前许多法律英译文大有累赘拖沓之弊。本文将从冗余性产生的原因着手,寻找合适方法,以改进冗余失衡。 The words are expensive and the legal language is particularly expensive. However, the differences between Chinese and Western legal cultures and their ways of thinking have led to the inability of certain information to be transmitted effectively. In order to avoid this dilemma, redundancy has become a necessary aid for legal translation. Unfortunately, at present, many legal English translations have many drawbacks. This article starts with the causes of redundancy and looks for suitable methods to improve redundancy imbalances.