Based on the polysystem theory, this paper makes a comparative study of the two representative translations of The Old Man and the Sea, the earliest translation of Hai Guan in mainland and the translation of Huang Yuansheng, which discusses what corresponding translation strategies have been adopted by different translators in different historical and cultural contexts, and how the translator coordinates the relationship between different systems in the process of translation by combining quantitative and qualitative methods.

Derui Fan. A Brief Analysis of the Application of Polysystem Theory in the Two Chinese Versions of The Old Man and the Sea. International Journal of New Developments in Engineering and Society (2019) Vol.3, Issue 2: 1-5. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDES.19201.

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