话题原文：

　　中国自20世纪70年代实行改革开放政策以来，经济一直以惊人的速度发展。粮食、肉类、钢等工农业产品的产量一直在显著增长;原子能(atomic energy)、计算机技术、航空航天(aviation and aerospace)技术等方面也已经达到世界先进水平。预计到21世纪中叶，中国将基本实现现代化，达到中等发达国家的水平。目前，中国经济发展水平的地区差异较大，东部沿海地区比较发达，而西部地区相对不那么发达。中国正在进行西部大开发(Western Development Strategy),以缩小各地区的经济发展差异。

　　参考译文：

　　Since China implemented the reform and opening-up policy in the 1970s,its economy has kept developing at a remarkably high speed. The output of the industrial and agricultural products, such as grain, meat and steel etc., has been growing markedly. And the technologies of atomic energy, computer, aviation and aerospace have reached the world advanced level. It is predicted that China will basically realize modernization and reach the level of the medium-developed countries by the middle of the 21st centuiy. Currently, China's economic level varies widely among regions. The areas along the east coast in China are fairly developed, while those in the west are comparatively underdeveloped. Due to this, China is carrying out the Western Development Strategy so as to narrow down the economic gaps between different regions.

　　1.改革开放政策:可译为the reform and opening-uppolicy。

　　2.以惊人的速度:可译为at a remarkably high speed。

　　3.达到世界先进水平:可译为reach the world advancedlevel。

　　4.预计:可使用It is predicted that…结构表达。

　　5.基本实现现代化:可译为basically realizemodernization。

　　6.中等发达国家:其中“中等发达”可译为medium-developed,故该处译为medium-developed country。

　　7.东部沿海地区:可译为areas along the east coast。

　　8.以缩小各地区的经济发展差弃:其中“缩小”可用narrow down来表达，故该句可译为so as to narrowdown the economic gaps between different regions。其中so as to意为“以便，以使”。