長江 the Yangtze River/Chang Jiang

　　尼羅河 the Nile

　　亞馬遜河 the Amazon

　　向東 eastward

　　東海 East China Sea

　　長江流域 the Yangtze River valley

　　農作物產區 agricultural base

　　產量 output

　　分別 respectively

　　長江三峽大壩 the Three Gorge Dam

　　水利樞紐工程 water control project

　　為…帶來便利 benefit

　　通航 navigation

　　發電 generate electricity

　　【精彩譯文】

　　The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang is the longest river in China and the third longest in the world, after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America. The river is about 6 300 km long and flows from its source in Qinghai Province, eastward into the East China Sea. The Yangtze River valley has always been an important agricultural base in China. Grain and cotton outputs make up 40 percent and 30 percent of China’s total respectively. As one of the largest water control project in the world, the Three Gorge Dam benefits for navigation, generating electricity and transportation.