2015年6月大学英语六级考试翻译参考译文：汉朝

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　　古有丝绸之路，今有一带一路，中国古代劳动人民曾在世界上作出许多伟大举措，不论是考研英语还是四六级考试的翻译多次涉及到中国文化，本次六级考试作文中的一篇是关于汉朝的成就。下面是这篇翻译的参考译文，供参考。
　　2015年6月英语六级翻译(汉朝)参考译文：
　　Han Dynasty is one of the most important dynasties in the history of China, during which period there were many remarkable achievements. It opened to other cultures for the first time, and had a prosperous foreign trade. The Silk Road exploited in Han Dynasty leaded to West Central Asia. Various arts boomed and many great works of literature, history and philosophy sprung up in this period. The first Chinese dictionary was compiled in 100 AD, with 9000 words providing meanings and listing different writing methods. At the same time, science and technology also made great progress, paper, sundials and the machine for measuring earthquake all invented in this Dynasty. Han Dynasty lasted for 400 years, but the corruption of the ruler resulted in its extinction.
　　附：【2015年6月大学英语六级考试翻译重点词汇总结】
　　显著地 remarkable
　　对外贸易 foreign trade
　　兴旺的 prosperous
　　丝绸之路 the Silk Road
　　开拓 exploit
　　中西亚 West Central Asia
　　繁荣 boom
　　涌现 spring up
　　编撰 compile
　　水钟 water clock
　　日晷 sundials
　　腐败 corruption