英語(yǔ)六級(jí)考試復(fù)習(xí)必備翻譯專項(xiàng)練習(xí)(4)

　　長(zhǎng)江是中國(guó)最長(zhǎng)的河流，也是世界第三長(zhǎng)河，僅次于非洲的尼羅河和拉丁美洲的亞馬遜河。長(zhǎng)江總長(zhǎng)度約為6 300米，發(fā)源于青海省，向東流入東海。長(zhǎng)江流域是中國(guó)重要的農(nóng)作物產(chǎn)區(qū)，糧、棉產(chǎn)量分別占全國(guó)總量的40%和30%。長(zhǎng)江三峽大壩是世界上最大的水利樞紐工程之一，為通航、發(fā)電和運(yùn)輸帶來(lái)了很大的便利。

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　　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.