《春江花月夜》是古诗之树上的一朵奇葩,以其独特艺术感染力为历代传诵。本文比较了其三种英文译文在忠实、通顺、风格的再现和艺术真实上的不同和优劣,说明了充分理解原文和加深译者文化修养的重要性,以期对文学翻译有一定的启示。 “Spring River Flower Moonlight” is a wonderful flower on the tree of ancient poetry, with its unique artistic appeal for the passage of time chanting. This paper compares the differences and pros and cons of loyalty, fluent, style and true art of three English translations, and illustrates the importance of fully understanding the original text and enhancing the translator’s cultural accomplishments in order to provide some inspiration to literary translation.