文化意象一直是翻译中的一个棘手问题,对文化意象的处理策略也历来是译界很有争议的一个话题,主要有“归化说”与“异化说”两种。前者主张以译文为导向,尽量减免译文读者理解时的语言“壁垒”;后者提倡以原文为中心,最大限度地保留原语的“洋风”、“洋味”。自上世纪20年代以来,针对“MilkyWay”的翻译所引发的争议从未间断,本文在对这段翻译史进行回顾的基础上,重点探讨了文化意象翻译时的价值取向问题。 Cultural images have always been a thorny issue in translation. The handling of cultural images has always been a topic of controversy in the translation community. There are two main types of translation: “naturalization” and “alienation”. The former advocates the translation as the guideline to minimize the language “barrier” when the target audience understands it, while the latter advocates that the source language be the center and the original language “foreign style ” and “foreign flavor ” should be preserved to the maximum. Since the 1920s, controversy over the translation of “MilkyWay” has never stopped. On the basis of a review of the translation history, this article focuses on the value orientation in the translation of cultural images.