Part IV Translation (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
明朝统治中国276年，被人们描绘成人类历史上治理有序、社会稳定的最伟大的时代之一。这一时期，手工业的发展促进了市场经济和城市化。大量商品，包括酒和丝绸，都在市场销售。同时，还进口许多外国商品，如时钟和烟草。北京、南京、扬州、苏州这样的大商业中心相继形成。也是在明代，由郑和率领的船队曾到印度洋进行了七次大规模探险航行。还值得一提的是，中国文学的四大经典名著中有三部写于明代。
参考译文：
The Ming Dynasty, which ruled China for 276 years, is often depicted as one of the greatest eras of orderly governance and social stability in human history. During this period, the development of handicraft industries promoted the market economy and urbanization. A large number of goods, including wine and silk, were sold in the market. Meanwhile, many foreign goods, such as clocks and tobacco, were also imported. major commercial centers like Beijing, Nanjing, Yangzhou, and Suzhou successively emerged. It was also during the Ming Dynasty that fleets led by Zheng He undertook seven large-scale exploratory voyages to the Indian Ocean. Additionally, it is worth noting that three of the four classic masterpieces of Chinese literature were written during the Ming Dynasty.
