诉讼代表人与诉讼代理人虽然只是一字之差，但却存在非常大的差异。

比如，诉讼代理人是受当事人、法定代理人委托，以被代理人的名义在代理权限内实施诉讼行为，是一种代理关系，诉讼代理人并非当事人，所以诉讼代理人维护的是被代理人的利益，法律后果也是由被代理人承担；

而诉讼代表人是由当事人一方人数众多的共同诉讼（共同诉讼是指当事人一方或者双方为二人以上，其诉讼标的是共同的，或者诉讼标的是同一种类、人民法院认为可以合并审理并经当事人同意）中的当事人推选出来进行诉讼，或者在人数不确定的共同诉讼中由向人民法院登记的权利人推选，或若推选不出代表人的，由人民法院与参加登记的权利人商定。由此可知，诉讼代表人代表的是人数众多的共同诉讼的当事人，其自身也属于当事人，维护的是包括自身在内的被代表人的利益，法律后果自然也是由被代表人及其自身承担。

例句：

1. 原文：原告人数众多的可以推选二至五名诉讼代表人，每名诉讼代表人可以委托一至二名诉讼代理人。

译文：If the number of plaintiffs is large, two to five litigation representatives may be selected, and each litigation representative may entrust one or two agents ad litem.

2. 原文：同时，为了进一步完善代表人诉讼，应该扩大代表人诉讼的适用范围和诉讼代表人的权限，加强律师和法官在诉讼中的作用。

译文：Furthermore, in order to perfect representative action, we should enlarge the its apply scope and the right of lawsuit representative, reinforce the effect of attorney and judge in lawsuit.

3. 原文：清算公司在存续期间得以自己的名义参与一切法律关系，清算人仅能作为清算公司的诉讼代表人进行诉讼，而不能以自己的名义进行诉讼。

译文：Liquidation company should participate in all legal relations with its own name during continuing period, the liquidator can only carry on the lawsuit as the lawsuit representative of the liquidation company, and can't carry on the lawsuit with its own name.

4. 原文：诉讼代理人在诉讼中查阅案件材料限于案件审判卷和执行卷的正卷，包括起诉书、答辩书、庭审笔录及各种证据材料等。

译文：The case materials that a law agent may consult during the litigation are limited to the case hearing files and the originals of the execution files, including the bill of complaint , statement of defense , court trial records and various kinds of evidence materials, etc.

5. 原文：人民检察院自收到移送审查起诉的案件材料之日起三日以内，应当告知被害人及其法定代理人或者其近亲属、附带民事诉讼的当事人及其法定代理人有权委托诉讼代理人。

译文：The People's Procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receiving the file record of a case transferred for examination before prosecution, notify the victim and his legal representatives or near relatives and the party in an incidental civil action and his legal representatives that they have the right to entrust agents ad litem.