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度增长。这极大地改变了许多人的阅读方式。他们现在经常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。
参考答案(新东方版):
Due to the rapid development of communication networks, the number of Chinese smartphone users has grown at an amazing rate in recent years which has dramatically changed the ways of reading for many people. They now often read news and articles on their smartphones instead of buying traditional newspapers and periodicals. The development of a large number of mobile apps enables people to read novels and other forms of literature works on their mobile phones. Therefore, the sale of paper books has been affected. But according to surveys, more than half of adults still like to read paper books even though the mobile phone reading market grows steadily.