One of the obstacles in English translation of Chinese poems might lie in reproducing the vague words and expressions of the original.

With its insistence that great importance be attached both to emulating the metrics of English verse and to tapping into the rich expressiveness of the Chinese language, Huang Gaoxin s "emulation method" makes unique and significant contributions to the theorization of E-C poetry translation.

In this thesis, the author first gives a review of the western and Chinese history of poetry translation theory, and demonstrates some of the difficulties that occur in E-C poetry translation, thus it shows us the significance of the study of E-C poetry translation in theory and in practice.

Drawing on masterpieces often happens in translating Chinese poetry into English.