Poetry translation remains a challenging task for the translator.Implying the fates of the twelve beauties of Jinling and the ultimate downfall of the four families,Hong Lou Meng Quis apre-narrative of the whole novel.Therefore how to translate it well is reassuringly difficult.Given that Qu poetry,as a unique literary type,has its distinct features,its translation is bound to be different from others'.A detailed comparative analysis of the four English versions by H.Bencraft Joly,B.Seaton Bonsall,Dawid Haw...