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TheGainandLossinLiteraryTranslation 　　【Abstract】Poetry is the oldest form of literature. Poetry translation is an important part of literary translation. Li Bai is a famous poet. There are many translation versions about his poetry. However， the same poem has different translation versions. Translating means keeping balance between the gain and loss. 　　【Key words】poetry translation； Li Bai’s poetry； gain and loss 　　Chapter One Introduction 　　Poetry is the best form to satisfy human imagination. No one denies the difficulties of translating poetry. 　　There are many English versions about Li Bai’s poems. Some think that poetry is translatable. Others believe that poetry is untranslatable. 　　Translating means keeping balance between the gain and loss. Poetry translation remains to be a hot topic. 　　Chapter Two Poetry and Its Translation 　　2.1 The Goal of Poetry 　　Poetry is a art of language. Chinese believe that poetry helps to express their mind. （Zhu Guangqian：1987） They try to convey their happiness and sorrow. 　　2.2 The Criteria of Poetry Translation 　　Some complained：“Translation has three difficulties： faithfulness， expressiveness and elegance.”Guo Zhuzhang said：“…except faithfulness and expressiveness， elegance is a must.”（ 2003： 17） 　　Chapter Three Gain in Poetry Translation 　　3.1 The Enrichment of Poetry Translation 　　It is a tradition that English poetry is likely to “wrest nutrition” from other cultures. So， the English version of the poetry is very important. 　　抽刀断水水更流 　　Drawing sword， cut into water， water again flows. （Pond） 　　The structure is not only changed， but also lacks some necessary words. Poud advocates creative translation. He uses new structures to translate Li Bai’s poetry. 　　3.2 The Spreading of Poetry Translation 　　China has culture and civilization of thousands of years. Translation enriches languages of literature and transmits cultures of different countries. 　　孤帆远影碧空尽 　　The smoke-flowers are blured over the river