翻译理论在英语专业翻译教学中有着很重要的作用。实践是检验理论最好的标准已经成为英语专业翻译学科的共识。但是在实际教学之中,仍旧存在对理论知识不重视的问题,只是一味地强调实际知识的作用。这在很大程度上限制了英语专业翻译教学质量的进一步发展。在这种情况下,就要尽可能提升英语翻译的相关理论在教学中的作用,从而促进英语翻译教学质量的提高。 Translation theory plays an important role in English translation teaching. Practice is the best test of theory theory has become the English translation of professional consensus. However, in actual teaching, there still exists the problem of neglecting theoretical knowledge, just emphasizing the role of actual knowledge. This to a large extent limits the further development of English teaching quality of translation. Under such circumstance, it is necessary to enhance the role of relevant theories of English translation in teaching so as to promote the quality of English translation teaching.