作为美国哥伦比亚大学东亚系教授的王际真是最早把鲁迅的小说译介到美国的中国人,他更重要的贡献是在1929年把《红楼梦》节译成39节出版。本论文系统地回顾了王际真译《红楼梦》的真实历史情况,并对王氏译本作个简单的介绍,以还原这个译本在推动中国文学在欧美读者接受中的重要作用。 Wang Jizhen, the professor of East Asia Department of the University of Columbia, was the earliest Chinese who translated Lu Xun’s novel to the United States. His even more important contribution was the translation of the “Dream of Red Mansions” into 39 editions in 1929. This thesis systematically reviews the true history of Wang Hongzhen’s translation of A Dream of Red Mansions and makes a brief introduction of Wang’s translation to restrain the important role of Chinese translation in the acceptance of readers in Europe and the United States.