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从某种意义上说，汉语是一种很古老的语言，其最早的汉字已有近四千年的历史了。汉字在其漫长的发展史中演化成许多不同的书写形式，例如篆书、隶书、楷书和行书。中国书法家往往使汉字的字形夸张以取得艺术效果，例如旅游胜地的一些石刻碑文。中国书法是一门研究艺术，随着各位学习兴趣的提高，我们将适时介绍中国书法的流派，以及如何欣赏中国书法的艺术性。 　　【翻译词汇】 　　从某种意义上说 in a sense 　　汉字 Chinese character 　　演化 evolve 　　书写形式 script form 　　篆书 Seal script 　　隶书 Clerical script 楷书 Regular script 　　行书 Running script书 法家 calligrapher 致使 render 取得 yield 　　旅游胜地 tourist resort石刻碑文 stone inscription 适时 in due time欣赏 appreciate 　　【精彩译文】 　　In a sense, Chinese is a very old language, and its earliest characters date back nearly four thousand years ago. 　　During their long history of development, Chinese characters have evolved into many different script forms, 　　such as the Seal script, Clerical script, Regular script and Running script. Chinese calligraphers usually render 　　their Chinese characters in ways that exaggerate the form to yield artistic beauty, such as those in stone inscriptions 　　seen in tourist resorts. Chinese calligraphy is a subject of artistic study. As your interest in Chinese character system 　　increases in the days to come, we will introduce in due time the different schools of Chinese calligraphy, and how to appreciate the artistic beauty of Chinese calligraphy. Mandarin, the official language of China, is suddenly hot in American schools. With the rapid development of China’s economy in the 21th century,both public and private schools in America are scrambling to add Mandarin to their curricula of foreign languages or expandingChinese language programs already in place. By some estimates, as many as 50 000 children nationwide are taking Mandarinin American schools. To develop Chinese-language programs has met some difficulties. A shortage of professionally trained teachers with certificates has madeit difficult for some schools to join the competition. When schools need to employ teachers, they often recruit them fromChina directly, which is a hidden trouble for culture clash. 如今，中国正步入老龄化社会，因此独生子女一代面临着巨大的工作和生活压力。中国政府开始适当调整计划生育政策