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Onthetranslationofculture―loadedwordsinTheOil―Peddler 　　【Abstract】 The Oil-Peddler Wins the Queen of the Flowers，as a classic Chinese literary work，has many culture-loaded words which may be considered as the most difficult part in translation process.So this assay aims at analyzing the translation of culture-loaded words in The Oil-Peddler Wins the Queen of the Flowers and tries to figure out the trianslation strategies adopted to handle culture-loaded words. 中国论文网 /1/viewhtm　　【Key words】culturee； translation； culture-loaded words； translation strategy 　　One Introduction 　　Translation not only involves the transfer of language symbols，but aslo involves cultural interaction.Due to the cultural differences，there must be a large quantity of distinct culture-loaded words in one language which might quite be alien to another.Therefore，a well-qualified translator should be not only bilingual，but bicultural.She or he must find out what is left implicit in the source text on purpose and what must be made explicit in its rendering by some proper translation strategies and skills. 　　The Oil-Peddler Wins the Queen of the Flowers（its translators are Yang Shuhui and Yang Yunqin），in terms of marriage and love subject，is the Feng Menglong’s most represententative one in Stories to awaken the world.For language and culture，it contains bounches of cultural contents with unique Chinese characteristics.This thesis will take The Oil-Peddler Wins the Queen of the Flowers as a case study on the translation of culture-loaded words to analyze what kind of translation strategies the translators used to handle the culture-loaded words. 　　Two Culture-loaded words and the translation strategies 　　1.The definition of culture-loaded words 　　Different countries have developed their unique cultures influenced by dissimilar geographic positions，traditions，customs，religions，histories，etc.When cultural features are embodied in language，there come culture-loaded words.In Mona Baker’s view，