一、是否有翻译理论?翻译理论能否成立? 这个问题众说纷纭。有些人否认翻译理论的存在,他们断言,独立的翻译理论不可能成立,至多也不过是语言学和文艺学的一部分。我们的观点是:翻译理论可以成立,而且事实上也存在着。从语言把人们联系在一起之日起,从语言把人们分隔之日起,翻译实践便存在了。最早是在中国,已有几千年的历 First, whether there is a translation theory? Translation theory can be established? There are different opinions on this issue. Some people deny the existence of translation theories, and they assert that an independent translation theory can not be established, at best, only a part of linguistics and literary studies. Our point is: translation theory can be established, but in fact also exist. From the day when language connects people, the practice of translation exists from the day when language separates people. The earliest is in China, thousands of years of history