This article traces the origin and core meaning of the term"meme",showing that 模因is a relatively proper rendition for "meme",that the process of translating is one of understanding and interpreting,and that etymological tracking,which does have an essential bearing upon terminological translation,is to some extent a dialogue with the author.

The paper reveals that the primary standard of judging whether the method is selected properly is to see whether the translation purpose can be achieved by the translated version.

By comparing three English versions of The Analects of Confucius by Jacob,Willey and Pound,this paper discusses the in- fluence of translator s status,translation purpose and comprehension of the original language on versions.

Although there are different initiators,the two versions of Hongloumeng,one is translated by Yang and another by Hawks,achieve their own translation skopos because of their proper translation strategies.

Skopostheorie, which breaks with the equivalence-based translation theory and regards translation skopos as the most important factor determining the translational action, provides a new perspective for solving the dilemma of drama translation.

This thesis analyzes the influence of translation purpose(skopos)upon the two translators in their respective translation processes.

It is found by comparing with two Chinese versions of Lolita that the two translators do not translate completely according to skopos theory,and the theory can not instruct how to evaluate the versions either.

Take for examples the two different versions of A Dream of Red Mansion,and we can find that translators subjectivity is undoubtedly manifested in the whole process of translation,and is determined by translators purpose of translation and culture orientation.

This paper,focusing on translating Chinese research paper abstracts in humanities and social sciences into English,attempts to set up the framework of analyzing the factors influencing the choice of translation strategy from four aspects,namely,purpose of translation,reader of translated text,function and type of text,and publisher.

Purpose of translation,theory of equivalence and approach domesticationhave the same aim-serving for readers in the target language.