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On the Translation of English Film Titles from the Perspective of Reception Aesthetics 【Abstract】Reception Aesthetics elaborates on the relationship between man and art and the relationship between human existence and social effects of arts； in the aspect of film and TV arts， the theory plays a dual role of theoretical support and practical guidance. This thesis introduces Reception Aesthetics theory and the guiding role of the aesthetic theory in the English translation of film titles. 【Key words】Reception Aesthetics， reader， English film title translation Ⅰ Introduction In the past three to four decades， great progress has been made in the translation of screen and video works. A good translation of a film title can make the film more attractive and also means a lot to film creators and investors. Nowadays， there are many versions for the same film title. Some of them are sound， while some may lead to audience’s confusion. Ⅱ Reception Aesthetics Reception Aesthetics refers to that a book， movie or other creative work， instead of simply passively being accepted by audience， is interpreted by the reader or viewer based on their individual cultural background and life experiences. The representatives of Reception Aesthetics are Hans-Robert Jauss and Wolfgang Iser. They both advocate that people must focus the readers’ acceptance during the process of studying literature and literary history. The reader， reader’s reading process and reader’s own understanding means a lot to literary works. Reader is the center of the study of literary works. Their creative acceptance is the basis and golden part of Reception Aesthetics. Ⅲ English Film Titles Film is a medium of mass communication and different cultures. The title of a film， as the key and head of a film， has to gain its proper version， which means the success or not of the film itself to some extent. Generally speaking， the title of a film may give us the information， such as the background， the object， the theme and