It can be divided into two approaches to culture involved in translation: SL culture-oriented and TL culture-oriented.This kind of classification is based on the analysis of translation of cultural loaded words and expressions in the two English versions( Xianyi Yang& Gladys Yang and David Hawkes) of the Chinese classical novel A Dream of Red Mansion.The analysis leads to the conclusion that both methods can achieve the goal in the target language culture as long as the differences are taken into consideration in the purpose of translation,the form of the texts,the purpose of the author and the readers.