萧乾曾说:“我的副业是沟通土洋。”他把翻译看作副业,写作才是他的正业。实际上,他毕生在翻译方面做出的成绩绝不亚于创作。萧乾从事文学翻译工作达67年(1931～1998)之久。不论中译英还是英译中都能胜任,对我国翻译事业的发展与中西文化交流起了推动作用。 Xiao Qian once said: “My sideline is to communicate with one another.” He regarded translation as a sideline and writing as his real profession. In fact, his life-long achievements in the translation of no less than creative. Xiao Qian engaged in literary translation work for 67 years (1931 ~ 1998) for a long time. Both in English translation and English translation can be competent for the development of China’s translation and the promotion of Chinese and Western cultures played a catalytic role.