霍克思( David Hawkes， 1923—2009)，是英国汉学家，他与闵福德( John Minford) 合译了《红楼梦》，这一版本备受海内外红学界和翻译界的褒奖。霍克思版的《红楼梦》所用的底本是公民文学出版社以程乙本为底本整理的《红楼梦》
程乙本原文:两弯似蹙非蹙笼烟眉，一双似喜非喜含情目。态生两靥之愁，娇袭 一身之病。泪光点点，娇喘微微。闲静似娇花照水，行动如弱柳扶风。心较比干多一 窍，病如西子胜三分。
霍译:Her mist-wreathed brows at first seemed to frown，yet were not frowning; Her passionate eyes at first seemed to smile，yet were not merry． Habit had given a melancholy cast to her tender face; Nature had bestowed a sickly constitution on her delicate frame． Often the eyes swam with glistening tears; Often the breath came in gentle gasps. In stillness she made one think of a graceful flower reflected in the water; In motion she called to mind tender willow shoots caressed by the wind． She had more chambers in her heart than the martyred Bi Gan; And suffered a tithe more pain in it than the beautiful Xi Shi．
中文回译:她那如烟雾环抱的眉毛，初看彷佛皱着，但却并未皱眉; 她那多情的眼睛，乍看彷佛在笑，但却并不愉悦。习气给予她温顺的面庞以忧郁笼罩;天性授予她纤弱的身躯以病弱体质。 眼中常充满闪闪泪光；呼吸常伴有微微喘息。沉静时她使人想起水中倒映的优雅花儿；行动中她让人想到清风拂过的优柔柳条。她比殉国的比干更多几个心房；比俏丽的西施更受几分病痛之苦。
霍克思谈到自己的翻译目的，曾说: “我当时就想我要翻译内容不须要考虑多少学术性，我只要考虑如何再现这部小说就行。”霍克思的目的便是要让英语读者，最大程度感想熏染到中文为母语的读者所感想熏染的“快乐”。因而，他的译文沿用了原文的诗体形式，暗合了原文四六间插行文的赋体韵文风格，这比纯挚的描述性笔墨更添一分韵味。在他的笔下，林黛玉温顺纤弱，带着淡淡的忧郁气质，举止优雅轻盈，这样的内在气质与外在边幅还是比较靠近中文读者心中的林黛玉。
