本文首先介绍了平行文本的概念:与原文内容接近的任何参考资料。就博物馆展品介绍文字而言,“任何参考资料”还应包括借助于非语言符号来承载信息的图片或实物。基于这种认识,本文将平行文本进一步划分为语言类平行文本和非语言类平行文本。在汉语博物馆展品介绍文字英译过程中,前者可以帮助译者理解原文和确立译文;后者则可以有效弥补因汉语表意模糊而引起译者误解原文意思的不足,进而确保译文充分而准确地传达展品所承载的中国文化信息。 This article first introduced the concept of parallel text: any references that are close to the original. In the case of museum exhibits, “any reference” should also include pictures or objects that carry information using non-linguistic symbols. Based on this understanding, this paper further divides parallel texts into parallel texts of linguistic and non-linguistic parallel texts. The former can help the translator to understand the original text and establish the translation in the process of translating the introductory text of the Chinese museum exhibits, while the latter can effectively compensate for the translator’s misunderstanding of the original meaning caused by the ambiguous Chinese expression so as to ensure that the translation is conveyed fully and accurately Exhibits carried by the Chinese culture information.