翻译是中学辅助教学的一个有效工具,对提高中学生的英语水平具有不可磨灭的作用。本文试从翻译及翻译能力的内涵、中学生翻译能力现状、培养中学生翻译能力的重要性及培养策略四个方面对翻译的功用加以论述。 Translation is an effective tool for secondary teaching in secondary schools and plays an indelible role in improving the English proficiency of secondary school students. This article tries to discuss the function of translation from four aspects: the connotation of translation and translation ability, the current situation of middle school students ’translating ability, the importance of cultivating middle school students’ translating ability and the training strategy.