Thomas Kuhn pointed out the importance of theory for establishing paradigms in a academic community. This article sets as its aim to examine the evolution of translation theories in Taiwan. After a discerning of translation theory form translation practice, the author describes the evolution of translation theories in Taiwan. From an questionnaire we can see the actual situation of translation theory distributed in Taiwan. as conclusion the author compares two main trends of translation theory today and discusses the possibility of establishing an independent disciplinary of translation.