%0 Journal Article %T For "Translation and Theories" %A Lili Ni %J English Language Teaching %D 2009 %I %R 10.5539/elt.v2n2p78 %X Translation studies stem from comparative literature and contrastive analysis. It involves the transfer of messages between two different language systems and cultures, and Munday (2001,p.1) notes that translation ¡®by its nature¡¯ ¡®is multilingual and also interdisciplinary¡¯. Translation subjects are the texts in various publishing forms for different levels of reader; moreover, the language systems, linguistics, communications studies and cultural studies are also involved in research subjects, which all contribute to the difficulties of translation fulfilment. %U http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/elt/article/view/2370