2018年考研英語（二）翻譯真題范文！

46. Directions:

In this section there is a text in English. Translate it into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)

A fifth grader gets a homework assignment to select his future career path from a list of occupations. He ticks “astronaut” but quickly adds “scientist” to the list and selects it as well. The boy is convinced that if he reads enough, he can explore as many career paths as he likes. And so he reads—everything from encyclopedias to science fiction novels. He reads so passionately that his parents have to institute a “no reading policy” at the dinner table.

That boy was Bill Gates, and he hasn’t stopped reading yet—not even after becoming one of the most successful people on the planet. Nowadays, his reading material has changed from science fiction and reference books: recently, he revealed that he reads at least 50 nonfiction books a year. Gates chooses nonfiction titles because they explain how the world works. “Each book opens up new avenues of knowledge to explore,” Gates says.

一名五年級的學生要完成一份家庭作業——從職業清單中選出自己未來的職業道路。他勾選了“宇航員”，但很快又將“科學家”添至清單中，并也將其選中。這個男孩確信，如果他的閱讀量足夠大，他就能盡情探索職業道路。因此，他博覽群書——從百科全書到科幻小說。他讀書的熱情如此之高，以至于他的父母不得不指定了吃飯時的“禁讀令”。

這個男孩就是比爾·蓋茨，他至今仍未停止閱讀——即使他已成為了這個世界上最成功的人士之一?，F在，他的閱讀材料已不再是科幻小說和參考書了。最近，他透露自己每年至少閱讀 50 本紀實作品。蓋茨選擇紀實類書籍是因為它們解釋了世界的運轉方式?！懊恳槐緯紴樘剿髦R開辟了新的途徑。”比爾·蓋茨說道。