文言在翻译中是不可忽视的语言与文体资源。刘炳善的英国随笔翻译,广泛采用了文言词汇、句式与篇章资源,取得了良好的艺术效果。文言入译,是一种形态调节与意蕴再造。文学翻译中,文言可以成为锻造文体的材料、调节声律的工具、增添意蕴的方式。文言修养的提高有助于翻译能力的提升。 Classical Chinese can not be ignored in the translation of language and style resources. Liu Bingshan’s English essay translation, widely used in classical Chinese vocabulary, sentence and chapter resources, and achieved good artistic effect. Classical Chinese translation, is a form of regulation and reconstruction of meaning. In literary translation, classical Chinese can become a material for forging style, a tool for regulating acoustic law, and a way of adding implication. The improvement of classical culture helps to improve the translation ability.