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　　請將下面這段話翻譯成英文：

　　漢朝建于公元前202年，是中國歷史上存在時間最長的朝代之一，分為西漢與東漢兩個階段。漢朝被稱為黃金時代，在經(jīng)濟(jì)、文化、藝術(shù)和科技等各個方面均創(chuàng)造了輝煌的文明。漢朝奠定了漢民族的民族文化，西漢所尊崇的儒家思想(Confucianism)成為中國的主流思想。在西漢時期，商業(yè)貿(mào)易蓬勃發(fā)展，絲綢之路(the Silk Road)的開辟就是一個重要的經(jīng)濟(jì)成就。技術(shù)進(jìn)步也是漢朝的重要成就，中國兩個偉大發(fā)明，造紙和瓷器(porcelain)是在這一時期發(fā)展起來的。220年東漢滅亡，漢朝統(tǒng)治結(jié)束。

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　　Han Dynasty, founded in 202 BC, was one of thelongest dynasties in Chinese history. It was dividedinto two periods: the Western Han Dynasty and theEastern Han Dynasty. Considered a golden age, HanDynasty created a glorious civilization in variousaspects, including economy, culture, art as well as science and technology, etc. Han Dynasty laida foundation for the ethnic culture of the Han Nationality, and Confucianism respected by theWestern Han Dynasty became the mainstream ideology of China. Business and tradeflourished during the Western Han Dynasty, with the opening of the Silk Road as an importanteconomic achievement.Technological advances were also great achievement in this period. Itwas during this time that two great Chinese inventions, papermaking and porcelain, weredeveloped. In 220, the Eastern Han Dynasty collapsed and the ruling of Han Dynasty ended.

　　1.第一句話中有三個短句，為避免譯成英文時句子顯得冗長，可處理為兩個獨(dú)立的句子。第一個短句“建于公元前202年”譯成founded in 202 BC，作插入語。“分為西漢與東漢兩個階段”獨(dú)立成句，增譯主語it，用以指代漢朝。

　　2.“漢朝被稱為黃金時代”譯為considered a golden age，用過去分詞短語作狀語，代替狀語從句，這樣顯得句式簡潔而又靈活。

　　3.第四句“在西漢時期…”由兩個短句組成，可將“商業(yè)貿(mào)易蓬勃發(fā)展”作為句子主干，將“絲綢之路的開辟是…”處理成with引導(dǎo)的介賓結(jié)構(gòu)，作伴隨狀語，即譯成with the opening up of the Silk Road as an importanteconomic achievement。

　　4.“技術(shù)進(jìn)步也是漢朝的重要成就”這一句話較長，可拆譯成兩個句子�！爸袊鴥蓚�偉大發(fā)明是在這一時期…”可用強(qiáng)調(diào)句It was...that...表達(dá)。