It is essential to seek the unity between similarity in form and that in spirit in the translation of the dialogues of play.

So,in translation,it s advisable to achieve the unity between similarity in form and that in spirit.

The similarity in form is the principal aspect (or element) in the contradiction; without it, there will be no similarity in spirit.

Bian,by strictly following his rules and patterns,has managed to acquire a highly formal resemblance in his translation at the cost of substantial r.

In this essay, the author puts aside many disadvantages of the Poetry, but shows those characteristics of ‘expressive material and ‘formal resemblance , which are in direct line of descent with the literature theory in the Six Dynasties.

Drawing, beginning with formal resemblance, undergoes the process from dissimilarity to similarity then to dissimilarity again.

These characteristic s appearance had reflected the Southern Dynasty s literature pursued to the form.

People are ready to go to extremes in the dispute of whether it is right to pay attention to "alike in spirit " more than "alike in appearance" in translation.

The dispute of "spirit likeness" and "appearance likeness" in literature translation has been argued for a long time.

This paper has discussed the seeking of spirit in form likeness in translation practice by comparing two Chinese versions of Canterbury Tales.