小中大说一说中国历史Talking about chinese history（中英对照）
Talking about chinese history
1. History is the record events in this in the life of a country or a people.
历史是一个国家或一个民族生活事件的纪录。
2. China ,one of the world’s most ancient civilizations ,has a recorded history of nearly 5,000 years .
中国是世界上最古老的文明的发源地之一，拥有5，000年的历史。
3. In 221B.C,Qin Shi Huang ,The first Emperor ,established the first centralized,unified,multi-ethnic state in Chinese history .
公元前221前，中国第一位皇帝秦始皇建立了中国历史上第一个中央集权，统一，多民族的国家。
4. Most of scholars agree that the first dynasty of china was the Xia about 2100 to 1600 B.C.
大多数学者都认为中国的第一个朝代是大约公元前前2100年到公元前1600年的夏朝。
5. With nearly 5,000 years to draw on ,China owes its rich culture to a blend of philosophies including Confucianism ,Taoism and Buddhism.
有近5000年的历史的丰富的中国文化很大程度上得益于包括儒，道，佛在内的各家哲学家的交融辉映。
6. The discovery of ruins throughout the country from the Neolithic Age proves that the Chinese nation entered the stage of civilization at least 4,000 years ago.
全国范围内的新石器时代的遗址发掘证明中华民族至少在4000年前就已经进入文明阶段。
7. More than just a trade route, the Silk Road one played a great role in promoting friendly relations and economic and cultural exchanges between China and Asia,European and African countries.
丝绸之路不仅是一条贸易线路，它还曾在促进中国与亚洲，欧洲，非洲各国间的友好关系和经济文化交流等方面起过重要的作用。
8. Marco Polo’s descriptions show that the highways, postal system ,and medicine of China were more advanced than of Europe in the thirteenth century.
马可•波罗的纪载显示13世纪中国在公路，邮政和医学方面远远领先与西方。
9. China was the first country to plant and process tea in the world.
中国是世界最早栽培和制作茶叶的国家。
10.The Four Great Inventions of the Chinese people in ancient times are papermaking ,printing ,the compass and gunpowder.
中国古代四大发明分别是造纸术，印刷术，指南针和火药。
11.The Opium War of 1840 marked a turning piont in chinese history .
1840年爆发的鸦片战争标志着中国历史的转折。
12.On October 1,1949, 3000000 people in the Beijing’s Tian’anmen Square witnessed a grand ceremony inaugurating the People’s Republic of China.
1949年10月1日，30万民众在天安门广场亲眼目睹了中华人民共和国开国大典的盛世。
13.Since 1978, China has pursued a policy of reform and opening to the outside world ,a policy that was initiated by DengXiaoping.
从1978年开始，中国执行由邓小平提出的改革开放政策。
