Appreciation of Zhang Peiji's English Version of “Transient Days”

Sublimation is the highest standard of translation which requires that a translation reproduce the distinctive flavor of the original text in pure target language. Professor Zhang's English version of Zhu Ziqing's essay "Transient Days", reproducing the linguistic characteristics and sentiments of the original text in idiomatic English, is a typical example of translation that has reached the state of sublimation and worth studying for younger generations.