“林译小说”中删减、改译被后世非议甚多,其本质是在晚清这一特定接受语境中对文化缺省的补偿方式。晚清社会对陌生域外文化的渴求及对中国传统文化的坚持促使林译小说以这样的独特面貌出现且在当时受到大众的追捧,这揭示了林译小说所采用的补偿方式符合晚清接受语境的需求,实现了翻译实践既定的翻译目的。 “Translation of novels ”, the translation is criticized for many later generations, its essence is in the late Qing Dynasty this particular acceptance of the cultural default of compensation. The craving of unfamiliar extra-territorial culture and its insistence on Chinese traditional culture in late Qing dynasty prompted Lin’s novels to appear in such a unique appearance and were sought after by the public at that time, which revealed that the compensation methods adopted by Lin’s novels were in line with the late Qing acceptance Habitat needs, to achieve the translation of translation practice established purpose.