Since the 1950s, different English translated versions of Cold Mountain poems have come out in succession. These versions, due to different factors, present different characteristics. Thus, by comparing the the different translated versions of the same original poems, translator＇s translation skills and the unique characteristics of these versions will be discovered. It is of great significance as they will illustrate the translators＇ reception of the original as the first group of receptors and these different characteristics will determine the contribution of these version to the reception of Cold Mountain poems abroad.This paper is an attempt to study the translation of one of the most famous Cold Mountain＇s poems and illustrate their characteristics.
