本文在接受理论下对许渊冲的汉古诗《江南》的英译文本进行解读和评析,以期在现今文化交往日益频繁的形势下,对汉古诗翻译的本质和功用有一个更合理的认识,给汉古诗英译的实践提出一个新的方向和纬度。 Under the theory of acceptance, this article interprets and comments on the English translation of the ancient Chinese poem “Jiangnan” by Xu Yuanchong with a view to gaining a more reasonable understanding of the nature and function of Chinese ancient poetry translation under the current situation of increasingly frequent cultural exchanges. The practice of English translation of ancient poems proposed a new direction and latitude.