The color words in ancient poetry,divided into rhetorical ones and non-rhetorical ones,are explored from the perspective of Xu Yuanchong s theory of Three Beautifulness when translated into English.

• 本文首先将古诗词中出现的色彩词汇分为非修辞性色彩词与修辞性色彩词,然后结合许渊冲先生的译诗"三美"论来探讨它们在英译中的处理。