The paper,with the "deviation" and "rebellion" of descriptive translation studies from normative translation studies as a start,discusses the new and dynamic atmosphere of descriptive translation studies to the whole translation studies.

In view of the limitations of prescriptive translation studies (PTS), which has been conducted by translation theorists for too long in China as well as in the West, descriptive translation studies (DTS) takes a resolutely different line, seeking not to set rules or evaluate translations, but to observe, describe and explain various transla.

Prescriptive Translation Studies, hereinafter referred to as PTS, just as the name suggests, mean to study translation from a prescriptive perspective, trying to establish uniform criteria for all the translators to follow in their translation practice.

From the perspective of text analysis and translation norms,this paper uses the Chinese version of Living History by Hilary Clinton as a case in point to demonstrate that a process-oriented approach may shed light on the anal.

For the successful access of the translation to the target culture,the translator has to make choices between two languages,texts and cultures in which way the translation norms are revealed.

Drawing on Lefevere s concept of universe of discourse and Toury s translational norms,we aim to establish the initial norms as were adopted by the four translators when rendering Lu Xun s short story Divorce into English.

Based on the discussion of the general situation of China s studies of translational norms and the limitations of the studies, this paper expounds the necessity and possibility of conducting descriptive studies of translational norms, and analyses its significance.

This thesis is a corpus-based study on the translational norms of contemporary Chinese translated fiction.