2018年12月四级真题翻译卷一：通信

四级翻译解析：

今年的四级翻译整体来讲难度较为平均，翻译主题仍然与生活密切相关，三篇翻译全部与手机相关，是考生比较容易把握的主题。三篇翻译中有重复的语句结构，均为历年真题的高频知识点。例如：“通信网络的快速发展”、“智能手机用户数量近年来以惊人度增长”、“许多消费者在购物时宁愿用手机付款，而不愿用现金或信用卡”等表达方式。练习过历年翻译真题的小伙伴们对这个结构应该并不陌生，写起来应该比较顺手。

卷一：通信

Part Ⅳ Translation (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

由于通信网络的快速发展，中国智能手机用户数量近年来以惊人速度增长。这极大地改变了许多人的阅读方式。他们现在经常在智能手机上看新闻和文章，而不买传统报刊。大量移动应用程序（apps）的开发使人们能用手机读小说和其他形式的文学作品。因此，纸质书籍的销售受到了影响。但调查显示，尽管智能手机阅读市场稳步增长，超半数成年人仍喜欢读纸质书。

参考范文：

Because of the rapid development of communication network, the number of smartphone users in China has increased at an astonishing rate in recent years, which has significantly changed the way many people read. Nowadays they often read news and articles on smartphones instead of buying traditional newspapers and periodicals. The development of numerous mobile apps has enabled people to read novels and other forms of literary works on their mobile phones. Therefore, the sales of paper books have been affected. But surveys show that though smartphone reading market has grown steadily, over half of adults still enjoy reading paper books.