2005年8月3日,在第17届世界翻译大会上,国际翻译家联盟(简称“国际译联”)决定,第18届世界翻译大会将由中国翻译协会(简称“中国译协”)主办,于2008年在中国上海举行。这不仅是世界翻译大会第一次在中国举办,也是第一次在亚洲召开。这是中国翻译界的幸事,也将是世界翻译界的盛事。根据2003年的统计,我国有在岗聘任的翻译专业技 On August 3, 2005, at the 17th World Translation Congress, the International Federation of Translators (“SFL”) decided that the 18th World Translation Congress will be hosted by the China Translation Association (“China Translation Association”), In 2008 in Shanghai, China. This is not only the first time that the World Translation Congress was held in China, but also the first in Asia. This is a blessing for the Chinese translator and a major event for the translator in the world. According to the statistics of 2003, there are translators who are employed on the job in our country