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On the Translation Methods of English Film Titles 　　【Abstract】The film is a popular art of entertainment and adds fun to peoples lives. Films become a common way for people to have recreation and entertainment. In recent years， a large number of English films have come into Chinese market， which has been popular with the public. Meanwhile， the translation of English film titles has become an important step. A good film title can catch the attention of the whole audience and plays an important role in opening up the foreign markets. It has a significant impact on the creation of a new box office record at the same time. Good film titles translation can attract the audience’s interest better and also can make the films content better reflected. 　　【Key words】film title translation； translation strategies； translation theory 　　1. A Profile of English Film Title 　　The film title， like the title to a literary text， provides the most important information for the audience. Therefore， the translation of film titles has become an indispensable part of film translation. A good translation of a film title can catch the audience’s attention and excite their interest. 　　1.1 Genre of Film 　　In film theory， “genre” refers to the primary method of film categorization based on similarities in the narrative elements from which films are constructed. There are so many types of films as well as literary genres. Just like various literary genres， films usually fall into three different groups， namely documentary， science and educational film and feature film. 　　1.2 Definition of film titles 　　The title， according to The Complete Film Dictionary， means any words that appear on the screen not as part of the scene but as a means of conveying information to the audience. The film title is generally a summary of the content of the film or the embodiment of the idea of the whole film. 　　1.3 Sources of film titles 　　The film titles usually summarize the main idea of the films. If