The invention relates to a method for translation and receiving construction of a shielding machine in a horizontal channel. The method comprises the following construction steps: 1) a shielding machine receiving horizontal channel structure is constructed; 2) a steel plate is laid on a bottom plate of the shielding machine receiving horizontal channel and is fixed; a shielding machine base, a channel hole pipe piece and a channel hole sealing are mounted; 3) the shielding machine tunnels to a receiving position designed on the shielding machine base; 4) the shielding machine and a follow-up trolley are disconnected in a tunnel, and a screw conveyor is dismounted; 5) a lubrication coating is applied to the steel plate, and a reaction support point and a jack are mounted in the direction opposite to the base translation direction; 6) shielding machine translation construction is performed, the jack is adjusted in a linkage manner, the shielding machine base is subjected to whole translation, the shielding machine is moved to a disassembly position of a shielding machine hoisting well through translation, shielding machine translation is finished, and follow-up disassembling and hoisting work is performed on the shielding machine. The construction method has the advantages that the process is simple in process, safe and reliable, the construction is facilitated and the like.