华慧考博】2019年考博英语翻译每日练习(12月26日)
【翻译-汉译英练习】中国的桥梁建设有着悠久的历史。中国古代桥梁以木材和石头为主要建筑材料,形式多样,极富特色。中国现存最古老的桥梁为隋代建造的安济桥,位于河北省赵县。安济桥又名赵州桥,桥长50.82米,桥宽9米,为国家重点保护的文物(cultural relic)。清朝末年,兰州黄河铁桥建成,标志着中国桥梁建设进入了以钢铁和混凝土(concrete)为主要材料的时期。如今,中国的桥梁建设保持着多项世界记录,中国跻身于世界桥梁建设强国行列。
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China boasts a long history in bridge construction. With wood and stone as the major building materials, Chinese ancient bridges vary in forms and are highly distinct. The oldest existing bridge in China is Anji Bridge constructed in Sui Dynasty, and it is located in Zhao County, Hebei Province. Anji Bridge, also known as Zhaozhou bridge, is a cultural relic under state protection and it has a length of 50.82 meters and a width of 9 meters. In the late Qing dynasty, the construction of Huanghe Iron Bridge in Lanzhou marked that China’s bridge construction has entered a period of taking steel and concrete as the main materials. Today, China has ranked among the world’s bridge construction powers with its bridge construction maintaining a number of world records.