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【汉译英】波士顿咨询公司最近做的一项研究显示，到2020年中国将会有2.2亿家庭收入在2万到100万美元的富裕消费者。

这些消费者中75%住在“较小城市”。

随着网络的发展，较小城市的消费者的一种必然趋势是他们更加依赖社交网络服务上的信息。

很多网络顾客都是通过微信、微博和QQ空间分组的。

据估计今年中国将会有2.5亿消费者进行网购，位于四线城市的消费者平均每人会花费他们50%或者更高的工资在网购上，这一数据要比一线城市的消费者的花费高。

【参考译文】A recent study conducted by the Boston Consulting Group says there will be 220 million affluent consumers, who are from households earning between $ 20,000 to $ 1 million, in China by 2020, and 75 percent of them will live in “smaller”cities. With the development of the Internet, an inevitable trend among these consumers is they are much more dependent on information from social networking services. Many of the website’s customers are “grouped”by Wechat, Weibo and QQ Zones. It is now estimated that 250 million Chinese consumers will shop online this year and the average shopper in a fourth-tier city in China will spend 50 percent or more of their income on e-commerce than those in top-tier cities。

中国贸易对于世界上很多国家来说，中国正迅速成为他们最重要的双边(bilateral)贸易伙伴。

然而，中国和世界其他国家之间贸易不平衡的问题已经引发了关注。

尤其是美国对中国的贸易赤字是最大的，达到了3150亿美元，这个数字是十年前的三倍还多。

贸易纠纷(trade dispute)也越来越多，主要是关于倾销(dumping)、知识产权和人民币的估价。

【参考译文】For many countries around the world, China is rapidly becoming their most important bilateral trade partner. However，there have been concerns over large trade imbalances between China and the rest of the world. The US in particular has the largest trade deficit in the world with China at $315 billion, more than three times what it was a decade ago. There have also been a growing number of trade disputes brought against, mainly for dumping, intellectual property and the valuation of the yuan.蒙古族牧民(herdsmen)的生活方式很有特色。

牧民们喜欢吃牛羊肉和奶制品(dairyproduct)，喜欢喝红茶和砖茶(bricktea)。

他们大多住在圆形的蒙古包(ger) 里。

蒙古包顶上开有天窗，用来通风(ventilation)和采光。

蒙古族是一个能骑善射、能歌善舞的民族。

每年七、八月举行的"那达慕"大会(Nadama Fair)，是蒙古族人民一年一度的盛大节日，大会上有赛马、摔跤、射箭(archery)比赛和精彩的歌舞表演。

参考答案：The Mongolian herdsmen's life style has distinguishing features. The herdsmen like eating red meat and dairy products，and drinking black tea and brick tea. Most of them live in circular gers with windows on the top, used for ventilation and lighting. The Mongolians are a group talented in riding and shooting，and singing and dancing. The Nadama Fair, which is held in July and August every year，is the Mongolian people's annual grand festival. There would be horse racing，wrestling，archery race and excellent musical and dance performances on the festival.景泰蓝(Jingtailan)艺术是雕刻、绘画和塑瓷(porcelainmaking)的独特融合。

据说景泰蓝于元朝时诞生于北京，现存最古老的景泰蓝就造于元朝。

但是景泰蓝在明朝时经历了巨大的变革。

那时，人们认为景泰蓝最为复杂。

然而，由于熔铜技术(copper-melting techniques)的伟大发明，景泰蓝于清朝时达到顶峰。

用景泰蓝能够制成大件物品，如花瓶、其他器皿和装饰品，也能制成小物品，如耳环、手镯或筷子。

新中国成立以来，涌现出了很多新品种的景泰蓝，在国内外享有很高的声誉。

参考答案：The art of Jingtailan is a unique combination of sculpture, painting and porcelain making. It is said to have originated in Beijing during the Yuan Dynasty. The oldest extant piece was made during the Yuan Dynasty, but Jingtailan had a major change during the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Jingtailan was considered to be the most complicated. However, it reached its peak during the Qing Dynasty because of great innovations in copper-melting techniques. Jingtailan can be made into large objects such as vases and other large utensils and decorative items, as well as small items like earrings, bracelets or chopsticks. Since new China was founded, quite a number of new varieties have been created. It enjoys a high reputation both at home and abroad.宴会通常在饭店的包间(private rooms)举行，要么是晚宴，要么是午宴。

主宾(the guest of honor)通常第一个进入房间。

在正式的晚宴上，主陪(the main host)和主宾对面坐，主陪背对着门，主宾面对着门。

客人应该等着被引导到他们的位置上，直到主宾和主陪都坐下之后，客人才可以坐下。

宴会的主菜通常包括凉菜和热炒，通常还有象征富足蕴意的整条鱼，还有汤。

上水果则标志着饭局的结束。

参考答案：Banquets are usually held in restaurants in private rooms，either for dinner or lunch. The guest of honor typically enters the room first. At a formal dinner the main host and guest are seated facing each other，the host with his back to the door and the guest facing the door. Guests should wait to be guided to their places and should not sit until the main host and guest have done so. Banquets usually have main course which includes cold dishes, hot stir fries, often with a whole cooked fish which symbolizes abundance, and soup. Serving fruit signals the end of the meal.中国通过了第一部物权法，下令对北京的几百座四合院进行保护。

然而，批评家们指出，所谓“保存”常常只是拆掉老房子，然后依照传统样式盖一座新的来代替。

马岩松曾经说过：“现在的做法就是在假造古董，这不好。

胡同吸引了很多旅游者，但这里贫困的老住户要么就像主题公园里的演员，要么就被踢出去，以便富人们可以购买这些房子。

老北京的精神正在消亡。

”•重点词汇：•物权法property law•四合院courtyard•拆掉knock down•代替replace•假古董fake antique•胡同hutong•主题公园theme park•踢出去kick out•消亡die away参考答案：China has passed the first property law, ordering to protect Beijing’s hundreds of courtyards. But critics say, so-called “conservation” just means knocking down an old building and replacing it with a structure in a traditional style. For this, Ma Yansong’s opinion is “The way is just to build fake antiques, it is not nice. These hutongs attract many tourists. The poor, old residents are either like actors in a theme park or they are kicked out so that the rich can buy these houses. The spirits of old Beijing are now dying away.”泼水节(Water-Spri nk|ing Festi va|)是傣族最隆重的节日，也可以称之为傣族的“新年”。