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On the Relationship between Translation and Creation【Abstract】The studies on relation between translation and creation mostly focus on macro-level， lacking evidence at micro-level. This thesis deals with the influence of translation upon creation at a micro-level， and studies one sample literary person， famous and prolific poet writer and translator Yu Guangzhong’s use of run-on line in love poems. This thesis finds that Yu’s translation had an influence on his creation， and this influence increased with time. To make clear the subtle differences in the changes of creation by translation， SPSS software is applied as a quantitative tool.【Key Words】Yu Guangzhong， relation between translation and creation， quantitative study1 the relation between translation and creationLiterary translation is considered as a way to enhance target-language literature， making people to “learn through translation and thus improve creation”（qtd from Lu Xun， 1934：26， my translation）. However， Lu Xun did not give any proof that the former could influence the latter.In order to make clear whether and to what extent translation influences creation， we choose one representative writer to study. Yu Guangzhong， a famous and prolific literal person both in creation （18 collections of poems） and in translation （2 collections of translated poems）， was chosen as the sample. This thesis concentrates on the influence of translation upon his use of run-on line.2 Yu’s use of run-on line influenced by translationRun-on line means “incomplete syntax at the end of a line”（wikipedia， 2015） . The aims of run-on line are to “create a certain rhythm”（Chen Benyi， 24） and “to add poetic flavor” （Chen Zhongyi， 24） ， such as： “I wonder， by my troth， what thou and I Did， till we lovd？ / Were we not weand till then？” （John Donne， The Good-morrow）Run-on lines are often seen in English poems， but seldom appear in ancient Chinese poems. Even when they do appear， the reason is not to “create a certain rhythm”， but becau