去年八、九月间,在《文汇读书周报》上先后有三位学者投书,讨论如何翻译古希腊哲学家赫拉克利特的一句名言,即“You can't step twice into thesame river.”。看上去很简单平易的一句话竟然能引起一场小小的讨论,着实说明翻译的方法问题不容轻视,即是说这句话,该如何翻译,是用直译法抑或用意译法,还是有点学问在里面的。在明确我的想法以前,先请各位看一看他们的译法。戴子钦先生在其《译语求达一例》(8月16日)所举翻译方 In August and September last year, there were three scholars who voted on the “Wenhui Daily Weekly” to discuss how to translate the famous saying of Heraclitus, an ancient Greek philosopher, that “you can not step twice into thesame river.” “. Seems very simple and easy one sentence can actually lead to a small discussion, really illustrate the method of translation can not be ignored, that is to say this sentence, how to translate, is the use of literal translation or free translation method, or a little knowledge Inside Before I clarify my ideas, I first invite all of you to have a look at their translations. Dai Ziqin in his ”translation of a case of" (August 16) the translation of the parties