关键词: 翻译之道, 忠实, 求真, 务实, 平衡

Abstract: “Fidelity” is a oneway approach to the source text and its meaning. It shows much more respect for translation in its static way but ignores translation as a social activity and its appeal. The tradition demanding for “fidelity”, there are still lots of translations off the source text to meet the needs of the society. This is the reality and is beyond the cover of “fidelity”. The law of translating is to keep balance between “truthseeking” and “utilityattaining” according to the Translator Behavior Criticism. The theory is not only able to offer a relatively concrete description for the translation practices in history, but also a reasonable prescription for the present and future translating.

Key words: the law of translating, fidelity, truthseeking, utilityattaining, balance