If it is difficult to do so,it is better to arrive at similarity in spirit than that in form.

It is found that the method to translate parody is contrary to the traditional translation methodology——special efforts to similarity in spirit rather than similarity in appearance.

If it is difficult to do so,it s better to arrive at similarity in spirit than that in form.

Both of the noumenon and metaphor object have deep characteristic,they are similar in form and alike in spirit.

To be alike in form is the basis, while to be alike in spirit is the sublimation.

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.

That is, to achieve "spirit likeness" in literary translation, we must first analyse the forces of "spirit", "meaning" and "structure" in the ST, and then try to integrate the forces of "spirit", "meaning" and "structure" in the TT.

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

No matter what the translation method,we should be faithful to the original film content-the theme,concise and comprehensive attention,to "shape likeness" and "spirit likeness

In the light of modern linguistics, this article deals with some factors to measure the likeness in spirit in translation and their values in translation practice.

To realize this principle, we should live up to the maxim of approximation in spirit, ideological f.

This paper focuses on the influential concept of approximation in spirit, especially in literary translation.

This paper examines the earlier development of the influential concepts of approximation in spirit and transforma- tion in literary translation proposed by Fu Lei and Qian Zhongshu, recapitulating the translation ideas of four scholars in the first half of the twentieth century, analyzing their terminologies and reassessing their strengths and weaknesses.