【翻譯原文】

　　明朝統(tǒng)治中國276年，被人們描繪成人類歷史上治理有序、社會穩(wěn)定的最偉大的時代之一。這一時期，手工業(yè)的發(fā)展促進了市場經(jīng)濟和城市化。大量商品，包括酒和絲綢，都在市場銷售。同時，還進口許多外國商品，如時鐘和煙草。北京、南京、揚州、蘇州這樣的大商業(yè)中心相繼形成。也是在明代，由鄭和率領的船隊曾到印度洋進行了七次大規(guī)模探險航行。還值得一提的是，中國文學的四大經(jīng)典名著中有三部寫于明朝。

　　【參考譯文】

　　The Ming dynasty ruled China for 276 years, which is depicted as one of the feudal dynasties that are governed orderly and stabilized in the history. In this period, the development of handicraft promoted the market economy and urbanization. An ocean of commodities, including wine and silk, were sold on the market. Meanwhile, numerous exotic products were imported, such as clocks and tobacco. Commercial centers like Beijing, Nanjing, Yangzhou, Suzhou formed in succession. It was also in Ming dynasty that the fleet of ships led by ZhengHe expedited for seven times to the Indian Ocean on a large scale. What’s more, three of the four classical novels are written in the Ming dynasty.