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Enlightenment of “Multi―dimensionalAdaptations and Adaptive Selections” to 　　【Abstract】Base on analysis of the translation of Li Shangyin’s Untitled by Xu Yuanchong， this paper discusses the application of translation principle “multi-dimensional adaptations and adaptive selections” in translating classical Chinese poetry. It is proved that “three dimensional transformations” are effective translation methods in C-E translation of classical Chinese poetry. 　　【Key words】multi-dimensional adaptations and adaptive selections； three dimensional transformations； C-E translation of classical Chinese poetry 　　1. Introduction 　　Li Shangyin， a famous Chinese poet in the late Tang Dynasty， composed many well-known poems characterized by sensuous， dense and allusive. He is particularly famous for his untitled poems， which of various genres such as verse， quatrain and so on. Among them the most influential and popular is the seven-character octave To One Unnamed. It is a love poem comprised of eight lines； each consisting of seven characters strict in tonal pattern and rhyme scheme. It has been highly appreciated by Chinese readers as well as translators such as Chinese translator Xu Yuanchong and English Sinologist Innes Herdan. Additionally， its English version translated by Prof. Xu is recognized and accepted by westerner readers. 　　Its Chinese and English versions （translated by Prof. Xu） are presented as follows： 　　无题 To One Unnamed 　　相见时难别亦难，It’s difficult for us to meet and hard to part； 　　东风无力百花残。The east wind is too weak to revive flowers dead. 　　春蚕到死丝方尽，Spring silkworm till its death spins silk from love-sick heart； 　　蜡炬成灰泪始干。A candle but when burned out has no tears to shed. 　　晓镜但愁云鬓改，At dawn I’m grieved to think your mirrored hair turns grey； 　　夜吟应觉月光寒。At night you would feel cold while I croon by moonlight. 　　蓬山此去无多路，To the three fairy hills it is not a long way. 　　青鸟殷勤为探看。Would the blue birds oft fly to see you on the height？ 　　2. Multi-dimensio