This essay will approach this issue of language in the context of translation, with reference to the Babel metaphor as discussed by western thinkers such as Benjamin, Derrida, and de Man.

• 本文试图通过讨论“巴别塔”的隐喻在本雅明、德里达、保罗·德·曼等西方思想家中搅起的思想波澜,进而论述翻译中的语言问题。