Context: Though earlier approaches to translation are less commonly used today, they retain importance when dealing with their products, as when historians view ancient or medieval records to piece together events which took place in non-Western or pre-Western environments. Also, though heavily influenced by Western traditions and practiced by translators taught in Western-style educational systems, Chinese and related translation traditions retain some theories and philosophies unique to the Chinese tradition.

Question: When it comes to translation, what is less commonly used today?
Answer: earlier approaches

Question: When do earlier approaches to translation still have relevance for historians?
Answer: when historians view ancient or medieval records

Question: What do historians try to piece together from pre-Western environments?
Answer: events

Question: What do Chinese and related translations retain unique to their tradition?
Answer: theories and philosophies

Question: When it comes to translation what is illegally used today?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: When do earlier approaches to translation lose relevance for historians?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What do historians try to take apart from pre-Western environments?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What do Chinese and related translations have none of for their tradition?
Answer: Unanswerable