2018,12月四六级翻译终极预测

2018年12月大学英语四六级翻译终极预测

中国历史文化

农历腊月初八是腊八节（the Laba Festival），在这一天，人们会喝腊八粥。喝腊八粥这一传统起源于印度佛教，在中国已有1 000多年的历史。在那天，许多寺庙都会以大米、花生、胡萝卜、红枣等为原料做腊八粥。腊八粥被认为具有吉祥和长寿的寓意，因此人们也称其为“福寿粥”或“福德粥”。在古代，腊八节时每个家庭都会煮腊八粥，并祭祀他们的祖先。然后，所有的家庭成员聚在一起喝粥。

The Laba Festival is on the eighth day ofthe twelfth lunar month. People will eat Laba porridge on this day. This tradition of eating Laba porridge, originating from Indian Buddhism, has ahistory of over one thousand years in China. On that day, Laba porridge would be cooked in many temples, with ingredients such as rice, peanuts, carrots and dates. Since Laba porridge was believed to be blessed with good fortune and longevity, it was also called “Longevity Blessing Porridge” or “Virtue Blessing Porridge”. In ancient times, every famil y would make Laba porridge and offer sacrifice to their ancestors on the Laba Festival. Then all family members would get together to eat the porridge.

农历正月十五是元宵节，紧随春节之后。“元”是第一的意思，“宵”指夜晚。“元宵”就是新年首个月圆之夜，元宵节是家庭团聚的传统佳节。元宵节的起源之说多种多样，有一种传说认为元宵节与道教有关。天官是道教的神，专管人间祥运。他出生于农历正月十五。相传天官喜乐，所以他的信徒们就准备了各种各样的活动，祈求好运。元宵节最隆重的活动就是展挂各种各样美丽的灯笼，因此元宵节又叫“灯节”。

The Yuanxiao Festival occurs on the 15 thday of the first month in the Chinese calendar, immediately after the Spring Festival. Yuan literally means the first, while Xiao refers to the night. Yuanxiao is the first night of full moon of the New year. The Yuanxiao Festival is a traditional festival for family reunion. There are many beliefs about the origin of the Yuanxiao Festival and one legend associates the Yuanxiao Festival with Taoism. Tianguan is the Taoist god responsible for good fortune in the human world. His birthday falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. It issaid that Tianguan likes entertainment, so his followers prepare various kinds of activities during which they pray for good fortune. The most prominent activity during the Yuanxiao Festival is the display of all types of beautiful lanterns, so the Yuanxiao Festival is also called the Lantern Festival.

中国社会发展

远程教育（distance education）与传统教育相比有两大区别，即远程教育具有灵活性和开放性，不受时空和学习进度的限制。教师在一处授课，而学生在另一处学习，打破了地域限制。

授课可以实时或非实时进行。正如五花八门的课程一样，远程教育的模式也是多种多样的。一般而言，远程教育有三种基本的传播模式：电视现场直播、完整的或经过压缩的信息传播以及基于计算机的教学。当然，也可以综合应用这些模式。例如：以播放录像带为主的课程可以经由卫星或万维网直播。

There are two key differences between distance education and traditional education. Distance education add sflexibility and openness, irrespective of time, place, or pace of learning. Here an instructor teaches, and somewhere else a student learns, breaking barriers of place. Instruction may take place in real time or on a time-delayed basis. Distance education modes are as varied and numerous as the courses themselves. Generally speaking, there are three basic transmission modes indistance education: live TV broadcast, transmission of complete or compressed information and computer-based instruction. Of course, all these modes can also be used in combination. For instance, live broadcasts via satellite or the World Wide Web can be added in courses conducted primarily with videotapes.

生活在移动互联网时代，大学生们已然离不开网络。—些颇具创新力的学生从微博(microblog)和微信(WeChat)中看到了商机。桂林一所大学的三名学生注册了一个微信送餐账号。现在他们每天处理2000多份订单，给同学们的生活带来了许多便利。更多的学生选择了网上开店，出售各种物品。通过创业，大学生们不仅可以挣到自己的学费，更重要的是培养了实践能力。

Living in the mobile Internet age, college students cannot be separated from the Internet now. Some creative students have seen business opportunities from microblog and WeChat. Three students from a university in Guilin registered an account on WeChat to deliver meals. Now they handle more than 2,000 orders every day, providing a lot of convenience to other students. More students choose to set up online shops and sell various kinds of items. Through running their own business, college students can earn their tuition. What is more important, they have cultivated their practical ability.

中国经济发展

自主创业(self-employed)的好处之一是盈利归自己所有，利润是对自己努力、能力和创造力的回报。自主创业的第二个好处是个人才智和能力能直接反映在收入上。自主创业的第三个优势是自己做老板能够控制自己的工作时间。但是创业并不是一帆风顺(go smoothly)的事。首先，做自己的老板把责任直接放到了个人的肩上。其次，自己做老板时，一单成功的生意可能会带来很大的盈利，而一单失败的生意可能会造成破产。第三个弊端是没有稳定的工资，收入浮动很大。

One of the advantages of being self-employed is that the profits that the business makes belong to the owner.The profits earned are the reward for the owner's effort, competence and creativity. Another advantage is that a person's earnings directly reflect his intelligence and abilities. The third advantage of being self-employed is that a person as the boss can control his working hours. However, being self-employed does not always go smoothly. First, being one's own boss means