六级翻译预测

　　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.
　　泡腊八蒜是中国北方，尤其是华北地区的一个习俗。顾名思义，就是在阴历腊月初八的这天来泡制大蒜。其实材料非常简单，就是醋和大蒜瓣儿。做法也是极其简单，将剥了皮的蒜瓣儿放到一个可以密封的罐子、瓶子之类的容器里面，然后倒入醋，封上口放到一个冷的地方。慢慢地，泡在醋中的蒜就会变绿，最后会变得通体碧绿的，如同翡翠碧玉。老北京人家，一到腊月初八，过年的气氛一天赛过一天，华北大部分地区在腊月初八这天有用醋泡蒜的习俗。

参考译文

　　【参考译文】
　　Laba garlic bulbs in the north, particularly in North China, a custom. As the name suggests, at the eighth daytime of the twelfth lunar day the Chinese people are apt to cook garlic. In fact, the materials is very easy, that is, vinegar and garlic petal. Approach is extremely simple too, the rinded garlic cloves can be sealed into a jar, flasks and the favor inside the container, then pour vinegar, sealed port into a cold location. Slowly, the garlic drenched in vinegar ambition turn green, and finally transform entire body green as emerald jade. Old Beijing human, 1 to the eighth daytime of the twelfth lunar month, one day outdo the air of Chinese New Year day in most parts of north China this day be serviceable in the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month vinegar and garlic bulbs custom.

　　【词汇突破】
　　大蒜：garlic
　　蒜头：garlic bulb
　　顾名思义：as the name suggests/ as the name implies
　　泡制：cook/ brew/infuse
　　剥去外皮的：rinded
　　蒜瓣儿：garlic gloves/garlic flakes/garlic petal
　　醋：vinegar