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Culturally-loaded Words and Their Translation Abstract: Among the factors of a language, it is the vocabulary that carries the most culture information and reflects human life thoroughly. As an information language, English has absorbed many foreign words and added its own cultural connotations. . Since each country has its own culture, we cannot transfer our own culture to another when we translate the literature works of another country. Otherwise, it will be a big barrier for culture communication. Then in this paper, some comparisons are made and some translation skills are put forward. Key words: culturally-loaded words, translation ? .Introduction As either literal translation is associated with two cultural contexts in which their cultural content is undoubtedly conveyed in two different languages. One of the basic principles of translation is to be faithful to the original. According to this principle, translation should first be faithful to the content of the original, with literal translation conveying the original cultural connotation in a precise way. While, to reach the aim, the cultural differences between two different languages are the key points we must pay attention to. II. Cultural differences reflected in words analysis 揅ulture consists of all the shared product of human society.?(Robertson, 1981) This means culture includes not only material things such as cities, organizations and schools, but also nonmaterial things such as ideas, customs, family patterns and language. In a word, culture refers to the entire way of life of a society. What抯 more, culture is like an iceberg with a big part of its real substance hidden in the sea. Language is a part of culture and plays a very important role in it. Some social scientists consider it the keystone of culture. On the other hand, language is influenced and shaped by culture. And then, as we know, the word is the most active and lively element of a language, the changes in social life and the