2018年英语四级翻译练习题：丝绸之路
来源 :中华考试网 2017-12-22
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丝绸之路
“丝绸之路”是指起始于古代中国，连接亚洲、非洲和欧洲的古代路上商业贸易路线。狭义上讲指陆上丝绸之路。广义上讲分为陆上丝绸之路和海上丝绸之路。“陆上丝绸之路”形成于于公元前2世纪与公元1世纪间，直至16世纪仍保留使用，以西汉时期长安为起点(东汉时为洛阳)，经河西走廊到敦煌。“海上丝绸之路”形成于秦汉时期。
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The Silk Road
The "Silk Road" refers to the ancient commercial trade routes starting from China and connecting Asia, Africa and Europe. In a broad sense, it is divided into the silk road on the land and silk road on the sea. The "land silk road" opened between the 2nd century BC and the 1st century AD and remained in use until the 16th century. It started from Chang’an in the Western Han Dynasty (or Luoyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty) to Dunhuang via the Gansu Corridor. The "silk road on the sea" formed in the Qin and Han Dynasty.