Re-translating The Lord of the Rings In 1997, Linking Publishing produced the first Chinese translation of The Lord of the Rings. Chu, who had over 30 translated works under his belt, was naturally curious and bought a copy. He found the translation stiff and clumsy, and could hardly get through it.
重譯《魔戒》1997 年，聯經出版公司推出第一套《魔戒》中譯本，已經有三十多部奇幻文學翻譯經驗的朱學恆，自然好奇地趕緊買來觀看，結果，譯本讀來生硬拗口，簡直讓他看不下去。