2018年英语四级翻译考试模拟题：旧五代史
来源 :中华考试网 2018-01-08
中请将下面这段话翻译成英文：
《旧五代史》
《旧五代史》，原名《五代史》，也称《梁唐晋汉周书》，是由宋太祖诏令编纂的官修史书，由薛居正等人编撰。书中可参考的史料齐备，对五代的各朝均有实录;从公元907年朱温代唐称帝到公元960年北宋王朝建立，中原地区出现过的后梁、后唐、后晋、后汉、后周等五代王朝，及中原以外存在过吴、南唐、吴越、楚、闽、南汉、前蜀、后蜀、南平、北汉等十个小国，还有周边的契丹、吐蕃、渤海、党项、南诏、于阗、东丹等少数民族建立的政权，习惯上称之为“五代十国”，该书均有记载。
参考译文
The Old History of Five Dynasties
The Old History of Five Dynasties, originally known as The History of Five Dynasties, also known as The History of Liang, Tang, Jin, Han and Zhou, is the official historical book compiled by Xue Juzheng, et. al under the decree of Emperor Taizu of Song. With complete historical materials for reference, the book has real records of all dynasties during the Five Dynasties Period; from 907AD when Zhu Wen replaced the Tang Dynasty as the new emperor, to 960AD when the Northern Song Dynasty was established, there were successively five dynasties—the Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han and Late Zhou Dynasties together with 10 states—Wu, Southern Tang, Wu Yue, Chu, Southern Han, Former Shu, Later Shu, Southern Ping and Northern Han as well as regimes established by the ethnic minorities—Khitan, Tubo, Bohai, Tangut, Nanzhao, Yutian and Dongdan, which are habitually known as "Five Dynasties and Ten States" and recorded in this book.