“有意误译”作为一种自发的主体性操控行为,是译者根据翻译中涉及的各种主客观制约因素和 既定目标而有意识地对原文实施的“违逆”。本文以罗慕士英译《三国演义》策略为中心,对“有意误译”的各种表现形态进行深入考察,洞悉译者根据历史语境､宗教文化､读者认知､诗学审美和目标定位而进行的全方 位､战略性翻译筹谋与制衡,还原罗译本除“忠实､学术”之外的另一番图景,映照中英文化交流中的“阻滞点”和“隔离带”,以期为中国文学外译提供镜鉴。

As an active manipulative behavior, the intentional mistranslation seems a purposeful violation upon the SL by a translator in the light of his/ her goals and various subjective or objective qualifications. With its focus on Moss Roberts translation strategies in the English rendition of Three Kingdoms： A Historical Novel, this paper attempts firstly to explore different forms of intentional mistranslation with a view to probing how Moss Roberts accomplishes the comprehensive and strategic work of adjusting and balancing in his translation according to the specific historical background, religion, readers’ reception, poetic aesthetics and translation targets. By digging into the deviations going unnoticed in Roberts’ translation long credited as the epitome of faithfulness and academic rigor, the paper also tries to reveal the cultural-blockage and gap in the exchanges between Chinese and English. With all these being closely examined, the paper is expected to be a source of inspiration for the translation of Chinese literature as a whole.