Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChinesetoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.翻译真题:(2017.6.2)明朝统治中国276年,被人们描绘成人类历史上治理有序、社会稳定的最伟大的时代之一。这一时期,手工业的发展促进了市场经济和城市化。大量商品,包括酒和丝绸,都在市场销售。同时,还进口许多外国商品,如时钟和烟草。北京、南京、扬州、苏州这样的大商业中心相继形成。也是在明代,由郑和率领的船队曾到印度洋进行了七次大规模探险航行。还值得一提的是,中国文学的四大经典名著中有三部写于明朝。TheMingdynastyruledChinafor276years,whichisdepictedasoneofthefeudaldynastiesthataregovernedorderlyandstabilizedinthehistory.Inthisperiod,thedevelopmentofhandicraftpromotedthemarketeconomyandurbanization.Anoceanofcommodities,includingwineandsilk,weresoldonthemarket.Meanwhile,numerousexoticproductswereimported,suchasclocksandtobacco.CommercialcenterslikeBeijing,Nanjing,Yangzhou,Suzhouformedinsuccession.ItwasalsoinMingdynastythatthefleetofshipsledbyZhengHeexpeditedforseventimestotheIndianOceanonalargescale.What’smore,threeofthefourclassicalnovelsarewrittenintheMingdynasty.(2017.6.1)宋朝始于960年,一直延续到1279年。这一时期,中国经济大幅增长,成为世界上最先进的经济体,科学、技术、哲学和数学蓬勃发展,宋代中国是世界历史上首先发行纸币的国家。宋朝还最早使用火药并发明了活字(movable-lype)印刷。人口增长迅速,越来越多的人住进城市,那里有热门的娱乐场所。社会生活多种多样。人们聚焦在一起观看和交易珍贵艺术品。宋朝的政府体制在当时也是先进的。政府官员均通过竞争性考试选拔任用。文都版ﻫTheSongDynastybeganintheyear960andlastedtotheyear1279.Duringthisperiod,China’seconomydevelopedrapidlyandhadbecomethemostadvancedeconomy,anditsscience,technology,philosophyandmathematiciansboomedtoo.DuringtheSongDynasty,Chinawasthefirstcountrythatissuedpapermoneyinthehistoryoftheworld,gunpowderwasfirstused,andthemovable-typeprintingwasalsoinvented.Asthepopulationincreasedfast,moreandmorepeoplemovedtocities,whereexistedmanyentertainmentplaces.Thesociallifewasdiverse.Peoplecouldgathertogethertowatchandexchangevaluableartworksthere.Thegovernmentsystemwasalsoadvancedatthattime.Thegovernmentofficialswereallselectedandemployedbycompetitiveexams.新东方版TheSongdynastybeganfrom960andendedin1279.Duringtheperiod,Chinahadwitnessedhugegrowthintheeconomy,makingitthemostadvancedeconomyintheworld.Scienceandtechnology,philosophyandmathematicsalsoflourishedatthattime.IntheSongdynasty,Chinawasthefirstcountryintheworldtoissuepapermoney,usegunpowderandinventmovable-typeprinting.Withrapidlyincreasingpopulation,moreandmorepeoplemovedintothecity,inwhichentertainmentvenueswereverybusy.Peoplecouldenjoyvarioussociallife,gettingtogethertoappreciateandtradepreciousartworks.TheSongdynastyalsoenjoyedanadvancedgovernmentsystemintheworld.Allofthegovernmentofficialswereselectedandappointedthroughthecompetitiveexamination.(2016.12.3)农业是中...