Dialectical Relationship between Translation Theory and Practice

Translation theory has actually formed a relatively complete dialectical system. This paper recognizes the important role of the translator and the translation reader in the process of translation. Therefore, through the different attitudes from predecessors, taking the translator and the translation reader are included in the scope of translation theory. In other words, translation theory involves several important factors in the translation process, including the origin, translator, reader and translation. On the one hand, the original text as the starting point for translation must be respected, so the translation should be faithful to the original. On the other hand, because 100% faithfulness is not operational and the translation is for translation service of the readers, so the translation should be consistent with the reader's reading habits when keeping the faithfulness. This paper mainly elaborates the dialectical attitudes in the discussion of translation theory, and then puts forward some suggestions on the future research direction.