This essay, based on the translation theories made by the pioneers of the Chinese translation circles, states the untranslability of some Chinese classical poems when they are translated into English.

• 本文根据我国翻译界前辈总结建立的翻译理论和诗歌的意象特点,阐述了中国古典诗歌在翻译成英文时存在的抗译性。