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The Criterion and Process of Translation Step 1: Translation Criteria, Standard or Principle Tytler’s translation criteria Yanfu’s translation criteria Others’ translation criteria Tytler’s Essay on the Principles of Translation, 1791 A translation should give a complete transcript of the ideas of the original work; The style and manner of writing should be of the same character as that of the original; A translation should have all the ease of the original composition. Yanfu’s Faithfulness, Expressiveness and Elegance “Faithfulness” means the full and complete conveying of the origin