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Translation Strategies Under Intercultural Context 　　Abstract 　　Different cultural heritages and semiotic systems lead to differences in speech act and pragmatic uses of language among people with different cultural backgrounds， hence intercultural communication takes place. Cultural dimension of translation has been given ever emphasis in the era of globalization. Translation is generally considered as the significant channel of intercultural communication. Since translation is the most comprehensive cultural manifestation of human being， the study of translation and translation strategies shall be placed under intercultural contexts. 　　Key words： Translation strategies； Intercultural communication； Domestication； Foreignization； Reception theory 　　INTRODUCTION 　　Pragmatic errors frequently appear in communication among people with different cultural backgrounds and thus people fail to achieve desired objectives. Similarly， cultural untranslatability has long been the greatest obstacle to communication and translation. Translation study could never underestimate cultural differences； on the contrary， it has to take it into serious consideration and analyze the causes of such distinctions in depth to find the optimum strategies in overcoming such obstacles. 　　1. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES 　　There are numerous causes of cultural differences. To begin with， communicative behaviors are inevitably connected with people’s values. Every culture has its specific system of value， which helps to distinguish good from bad， right from wrong， Dos from Don’ts， and thus forms a system of moral standards and behavior norms. Although the standards differ among cultures， their existence is reasonable in their own cultural system， and therefore it is incorrect to say some cultural system is more advanced or backward than some other one. Take Chinese culture for example， values as being modest and prudent， not being assertive or aggressive， being satisfied with what things are and col