The translation of legal terms is one of the most difficult problems in legal translation. It involves legal cultures and specific legal concepts as well as source and target language. Therefore it is of great significance to study the translation of legal terms to improve the translation quality of legal English. Criminal charges are typical legal terms. This article selects some charges from the American criminal law, and then compares them with some of the crimes in Criminal Law of People's Republic of China. Based on the comparison of different legal cultures between the two countries and under the guidance of Sarcevic's translation theory, this article summarizes some translation strategies for criminal charges.