2017年12月英語四級考試翻譯訓練 :中國文化

　　中國是世界四大文明古國(ancient civilization)之一。它位于亞洲東部、太平洋(the Pacific Ocean)西岸， 面積960萬平方公里。中國人口約13億,是世界上人口最多的國家,有56個民族(nationalities)。中國歷史悠久，幅員遼闊，景色壯麗，自然資源豐富，文化璀璨。1949年，人民共和國成立。經過半個多世紀的發(fā)展，中國在政治、經濟、科技、文化、教育等方面取得輝煌的成就，為世人矚目。

　　China is one of the world's four major ancient civilizations. Located in the eastern part of Asia and the west bank of the Pacific Ocean, it covers an area of 9.6 million square kilometers. China has a population ofabout 1.3 billion, the largest in the world, made up by 66 nationalities.

　　China boasts a long history, vast territory, magnificent scenery, rich natural resources and splendid culture. The People's Republic of China was founded in 1949. With more than half a century's development, China has made great achievements in politics, economy, science and technology, culture, education and many other fields, attracting the attention from the world.

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　　中國是世界上最古老的文明之一。構成現代世界基礎的許多元素都起源于中國，中國現在擁有世界上發(fā)展最快的經濟，并正經歷著一次新的工業(yè)革命。中國還啟動了雄心勃勃的太空探索計劃，其中包括到2020年建成一個太空站。 目前，中國是世界上最大的出口國之一，并正在吸引大量外國投資。同時，它也在海外投資數十億美元，2011年，中國超越日本成為世界第二大經濟體。

　　China is one of the world’s most ancient civilizations. Many elements that founded the modern world originated in China. China has the world's fastest growing economy and is undergoing a new industrial revolution.

　　China has also launched its ambitious space exploration plan, including building a space station by 2020. Now, China is one of the largest exporters in the world and is attracting a large number of foreign investment. Meanwhile, it has invested billions of dollars overseas. In 2011, China surpassed Japan and became the world second largest economy.

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　　中國人民共和國，簡稱中國，位于東亞，與14個國家或地區(qū)接壤。它是世界上人口最多的國家，有13億人口。中國有56個民族，漢族占總人口92%。漢語是世界上使用最廣泛也是外國人最難懂的語言之一。漢語方言很多，使用最廣的是普通話和粵語。漢語發(fā)源于象形文字(hieroglyph)，有超過四萬個漢字。受過良好教育的人能認識約六千個字。閱讀報紙需要認識三千字左右。

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　　The People’s Republic of China, commonly known as China, is located in East Asia, and borders 14 nations or districts in the world. It is the most populous state in the world with a 1.3 billion population. China’s made of 56 distinctive ethnic groups, with Han Chinese making the 92% of its whole population.

　　Chinese is the most widely spoken language in the world as well as one of the most complicated for foreigners.There are many regional dialects of Chinese although the most widely spoken is Mandarin and Cantonese. Chinese characters evolved over time from earlier forms of hieroglyphs. Chinese contains over 40,000 characters, but a well-educated person can recognized around 6,000 characters. Some 3,000 are required to read a newspaper.