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标题原文：见证一个历史转折的年代
标题翻译：Witnessing an era of history’s crossroads
原文：这几年我们好像看到世界局势大都是政治动荡和经济不景。由阿富汗，利比亚，伊拉克，到叙利亚，乌克兰 好像都纠纷不断，由欧洲，亚洲到美洲 好像都経済重振乏力。我们好像正处在一个有很多具有历史分水岭含意重大事件发生的年代，其实我们也正在见证一个历史転折的年代。
翻译：In recent years, we seem to be overwhelmed by global political turmoil and economic downturn. Ceaseless disputes span Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine. Meanwhile, economic growth in Europe, Asia and the Americas remain lackluster. It seems we are at a critical juncture where many history-changing events unfold in front of us. In fact, we are witnessing an era of history’s crossroads.
原文：前些日子我有机会看了去年央视为纪念邓小平110 㱑诞辰而推出的一部历史连续剧 "历史转折中的邓小平''。它让我们回想到文革后那动荡不安的年代。
翻译：Recently, I had the opportunity to watch a series of period drama “Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads”, produced by CCTV to commemorate the 110th birthday of Deng Xiaoping. It reminds me of those turbulent years post-Cultural Revolution.
原文：几年前，一位哈佛大学教授 Ezra Vogel 花了很多年的时间，做了很多调研，出了一本书叫 '' 改变中国与世界的邓小平 ''。
翻译：A few years ago, Ezra Vogel—a Harvard professor who has spent many years researching the topic—published a book named “Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China”.
原文：我想央视的电视剧和Vogel 教授的这本书都值得你们一看！
翻译：I recommend that you watch the CCTV period drama and read this book by Prof. Vogel!
原文：我想这本书的总结大概是：
翻译：I think the book can be put in a summary as below :
原文：在 20 世纪很可能没有人能够如邓小平那样深刻的影响了当代中国和世界历史的走向。
翻译：It is very likely no one else impacted the history of contemporary China and the world as profoundly as Deng Xiaoping did.
原文：我们见证了由1979年开始，邓小平领导的 以经济建设为核心的路线 与 改革开放的策略，启动了人类历史上 最快速的持续经济成长；最大幅员的全面工业化；最大规模的消除贫困。
翻译：Ever since the year 1979, we have witnessed how Deng Xiaoping led the route centered on economic development and implemented the reform and opening-up policy, thereby instigating in China the most rapid and sustained economic growth unprecedented in human history, the largest scale of industralisation and poverty eradication.
原文：回顾百年，1916 年美国経済总量超越了大英帝国，百年之后，以PPP 购买力等值计算，中国正超越美国成为世界第一大经济体。
翻译：The year 1916 marked the point when the U.S. economy exceeded that of the British Empire; and over the course of a century, China is overtaking the U.S. as the world’s biggest economy, measured in purchasing power parity terms.
原文：在改革开放后的短短 30 年，中国一举拥有20 世纪水平的基础建设。而在现代化工业的核心领域，如核能，髙铁，航天，网络，超级计算器等，中国屡破西方的技术封锁与垄断。
翻译：In just 30 years after the reform and opening-up,China is already equipped with a basic infrastructure of the 20th century standards. In the core areas of modern industry, such as nuclear energy, fast-speed train, aerospace, internet, supercomputers, China repeatedly overcomes the blockade and monopoly of Western technology.
原文：最近世界银行的调研报告显示，由1990-2010 年的20年间，世界的绝对贫困人囗减少了一半，而其中 75%的贡献来自中国。
翻译：A recent World Bank research report shows that, in the 20 years between 1990-2010, the world’s absolute poor population was reduced by half, 75% of which was contributed by China.
原文：由这些迹像，越来越清楚的显示，中国将带动 21 世纪全球秩序的重塑，而我们也正在见证，更是参与塑造这个历史转折的年代。
翻译：Evidence like these demonstrate that China will drive the realignment of global order in the 21st century, and we are not only witnessing, but also participating to shape this era of history’s crossroads.
原文：我们都知道很多年前法国的拿破仑曾经说过，中国是一头沉睡的狮子，它一旦醒来，会震惊世界。这位当年曾经统领千军万马的不世英雄大概万万也没想到，很多年之后，唤醒中国这头沈睡狮子的竟然是当年曾经在法国勤工俭学的邓小平。
翻译：We all know that many years ago, French emperor Napoléon once said “China is a sleeping giant. Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will move the world.＂This mighty leader probably would not have expected that, the one who woke up this giant would be Deng Xiaoping, who used to work his way through studying in France.
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