翻译作为一项跨文化交流活动,其历史与人类的起源发展一样悠久。随着人类文明和全球化进程的加快,翻译逐渐担负起了促进世界各族人民相互沟通和交流,共同发展进步的重任。但翻译史作为翻译研究的一个重要组成部分,受关注程度远远不及翻译理论和翻译技巧的研究。本文试从中西翻译史共性与特性,以及翻译史对翻译研究重要性两方面着手,以期能引起人们对翻译史的关注。 As a cross-cultural exchange, translation has a history as long as the origins of mankind. With the acceleration of human civilization and globalization, translation has gradually assumed the important task of promoting communication and exchange among all ethnic groups in the world for common development and progress. However, as an important part of translation studies, translation history is far less concerned with the study of translation theory and translation skills. This article attempts to start from the commonalities and characteristics of Chinese and Western translation history, as well as the importance of translation history to translation studies, in the hope of arousing people’s attention to translation history.