Abstract: With along flexuous history，translation method nOW still has its strong points and unique values，which should not be neglected but should be reevaluated in 2nd language teaching．By making best use its advantages and bypass its disadvantages and being combined with other methods，translation method Can provide the learners with natural， authentic and diversified input，helping the teaching of vocabulary，idioms and grammatical structures efficiently as well as the accessing of the communicative functions of languages．Translation method Can help learners access 2nd language knowledge and competence more rationally and successfully．