Based on some excellent examples of conscious misinterpretation in several literary works,the paper not only analyzes the aspects of the conscious misinterpretation: style,translator s target,moral principles,but also probes into the translator s translation method: domesticating method.

By studying translation examples in literature and daily colloquialism,this paper explores the specific reasons for and hence the values of intentional mistranslation.

This thesis distinguishes two kinds of misreadings in Yan Fu s translations: conscious misreading and unconscious misreading.