1. 壯族(the Zhuang ethnic minority)是中國人口最多的少數(shù)民族，約有1900萬人。

With a population of about 19 million, the Zhuang ethnic minority is the largest minority group in China.

2. 超過90%的壯族人居住在廣西，其余分布在云南，廣東，貴州和湖南等南方省份。

Over 90 percent of the Zhuang people live in Guangxi while the rest is distributed in southern provinces in China like Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou and Hunan. 3. 壯族人有自己的語言。壯語主要分為南北兩大方言。

The Zhuang people has its own language which is mainly divided into southern dialect and northern one.

4. 由于南方地區(qū)氣候溫和，雨量(rainfall)充足，壯族的主要農(nóng)產(chǎn)品是熱帶和亞熱帶(subtropical)作物，如水稻和玉米。

The Zhuang people’s agricultural products are tropical and subtropical crops such as rice and corn due to the mild climate and abundant rainfall in southern China. 5. 大多數(shù)壯族人的日常食物與漢族的并無多大差別。

The daily food of most Zhuang people is of little difference from that of Han people.

翻譯作業(yè)（2）：

改革開放(the reform and opening up policy)使中國經(jīng)濟(jì)迅猛增長，令中國社會發(fā)生巨大變化。同時，越來越多的農(nóng)民工(rural migrant worker)離開農(nóng)村到城市工作，在城市中擔(dān)任建筑工人，工廠工人，餐廳服務(wù)員和司機(jī)。他們跟城市勞動者一起，把中國變成了世界工廠，為中國經(jīng)濟(jì)的快速增長做出了巨大貢獻(xiàn)。然而，這一龐大群體卻面臨諸多問題，如缺乏工傷賠償和子女就學(xué)難等。

詞匯難點(diǎn)：

農(nóng)村：countryside 建筑工人：construction worker

為...做出貢獻(xiàn)：contribute to 工傷賠償：workplace injury compensation

Reform and opening up policy that China's rapid economic growth, the Chinese society has changed dramatically. At the same time, more and more migrant workers from rural to urban jobs, as a construction worker in the city, factory workers, restaurant staff and drivers. They together with city workers, factory of China into the world, made a huge contribution to China's rapid economic growth. However, the large group faces many problems, such as lack of inductrial injury compensation and the children go to school difficult.

The policy of reform and opening up to Chinese rapid economic growth, the China

society experienced great changes. At the same time, more and more migrant workers leave rural to work in the city, in the city as a construction worker, factory workers, restaurant waiter and driver. They with urban workers together, the China has become the factory of the world, has made great contribution to the rapid growth of China's economy. However, this large group is facing many problems, such as lack of compensation and schooling for their children to.