摘要曹雪芹的《红楼梦》是中国古典文学的四大名著之一。国际红学研究始于1842年,目前有两个完整的英译本：杨宪益夫妇的A Dream of Red Mansions和英国汉学家大卫霍克斯与闵福德的The Story of the Stone由于中西语言文化相异,霍译本中还是存在一定的纰漏与误读,本文将从人名翻译的角度研究霍译本《红楼梦》中的语义流失现象。
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