2018年考研英语二翻译真题如下：
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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
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参考译文：
一名五年级学生拿到一份家庭作业，要求从一份职业列表中选择将来的职业道路。他勾选了“宇航员”，但很快在表上添加了“科学家”，并将它也选上。这个男孩确信，如果他读得足够多，他可以探索尽可能多的职业道路。于是他阅读了——从百科全书到科幻小说，一切应有尽有。他如此热爱阅读，以至于他的父母不得不在餐桌上实行“禁止阅读政策”。那个男孩就是比尔·盖茨，而且他还没有