Chapter 1 An Introduction to Chinese-English Translation Ⅰ. Three peaks of translation in history 1. The Translation of Buddhist Classics: the First Peak 2. The translation of books on science and technology: the second peak (科技翻译:中国的士大夫和传教士联手将欧洲的宗教、哲 学、科技和文学等“西学”介绍到中国来。) 3.The Translation of Western Classics: the Third Peak (鸦片战争后至“五四”前的西方政治思想和文学翻译)