2017年12月英语四级考试翻译训练 :中国文化

　　中国是世界四大文明古国(ancient civilization)之一。它位于亚洲东部、太平洋(the Pacific Ocean)西岸， 面积960万平方公里。中国人口约13亿,是世界上人口最多的国家,有56个民族(nationalities)。中国历史悠久，幅员辽阔，景色壮丽，自然资源丰富，文化璀璨。1949年，中华人民共和国成立。经过半个多世纪的发展，中国在政治、经济、科技、文化、教育等方面取得辉煌的成就，为世人瞩目。

　　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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　　中国是世界上最古老的文明之一。构成现代世界基础的许多元素都起源于中国，中国现在拥有世界上发展最快的经济，并正经历着一次新的工业革命。中国还启动了雄心勃勃的太空探索计划，其中包括到2020年建成一个太空站。 目前，中国是世界上最大的出口国之一，并正在吸引大量外国投资。同时，它也在海外投资数十亿美元，2011年，中国超越日本成为世界第二大经济体。

　　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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　　中国人民共和国，简称中国，位于东亚，与14个国家或地区接壤。它是世界上人口最多的国家，有13亿人口。中国有56个民族，汉族占总人口92%。汉语是世界上使用最广泛也是外国人最难懂的语言之一。汉语方言很多，使用最广的是普通话和粤语。汉语发源于象形文字(hieroglyph)，有超过四万个汉字。受过良好教育的人能认识约六千个字。阅读报纸需要认识三千字左右。

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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.