长江是中国最长的河流，也是世界第三长河，仅次于非洲的尼罗河和拉丁美洲的亚马逊河。长江总长度约为6 300米，发源于青海省，向东流入东海。长江流域是中国重要的农作物产区，粮、棉产量分别占全国总量的40%和30%。长江三峡大坝是世界上最大的水利枢纽工程之一，为通航、发电和运输带来了很大的便利。

　　【翻译词汇】

　　长江 the Yangtze River/Chang Jiang

　　尼罗河 the Nile

　　亚马逊河 the Amazon

　　向东 eastward

　　东海 East China Sea

　　长江流域 the Yangtze River valley

　　农作物产区 agricultural base

　　产量 output

　　分别 respectively

　　长江三峡大坝 the Three Gorge Dam

　　水利枢纽工程 water control project

　　为…带来便利 benefit

　　通航 navigation

　　发电 generate electricity

　　【精彩译文】

　　The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang is the longest river in China and the third longest in the world, after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America. The river is about 6 300 km long and flows from its source in Qinghai Province, eastward into the East China Sea. The Yangtze River valley has always been an important agricultural base in China. Grain and cotton outputs make up 40 percent and 30 percent of China’s total respectively. As one of the largest water control project in the world, the Three Gorge Dam benefits for navigation, generating electricity and transportation.