【Abstract】Texts can be classified into different types according to their distinctive functions. In order to convey the information of the source texts in a most appropriate way， different translation strategies should be adopted due to different text types. However， not only text types decide the selection of the translation strategies， but readers and translator themselves also account. Therefore， by analyzing the relationship between text type and translation strategy with the reference to the reader and translator， the suitable strategies can be chosen during the translation procedures for improving the accuracy and efficiency of the target text.
　　【Key words】Text Type； Translation Strategy； Reader； Translator
　　1. The classification of text types
　　Traditionally， texts are divided into two types：literary