本文以《红楼梦》为例,从翻译目的角度对“语义翻译”和“交际翻译”两种翻译方法进行比较和分析,指出译者在进行翻译前后应将翻译目的作为首要考虑因素,这样的翻译才会有的放矢,有所成效。 Taking “A Dream of Red Mansions” as an example, this paper compares and analyzes two translation methods, “semantic translation” and “communicative translation”, from the perspective of translation, pointing out that translators should consider translation as the primary consideration before and after translation , This translation will be targeted, effective.