中央王国

就在迪士尼（Disney）的“神奇王国”（MagicKingdom）准备进军“中央王国”之际，中国首富磨拳擦掌，要与“米老鼠”（MickeyMouse）争夺中国童心——以及儿童父母的钱包。

As Disney 's Magic Kingdom prepares to enter the Middle Kingdom , China 's richest man has geared up to do battle with Mickey Mouse for the hearts of the country 's children - and their parents " wallets .

作为中国旗舰机械集团之一的三一集团（Sany），即将成为中央王国首家在德国投产的工程公司。此举预示着中国快速发展的工业企业对欧洲工程市场发起了攻击。

Sany , one of China 's flagship machinery groups , is set to become the first engineering company from the Middle Kingdom to launch production in Germany , a move that presages an attack by China 's rapidly advancing industrial companies on Europe 's engineering market .

本周我们进一步确认，“中央王国”的日子很不好过。

This week brings more confirmation that the Middle Kingdom is struggling .

尽管危机重重，美国似乎仍是真正的“中央王国”。

For all its troubles , it seems that the US is still the real Middle Kingdom .

吉米卡特总统仔细阅读各种汇报卷宗，里面充塞着有关这位来自中央王国的贵宾的材料。

President Jimmy Carter pored over briefing books crammed with profiles of the visitor from the Middle Kingdom .

唰——叫做雅典、罗马、耶路撒冷、和中央王国的古代微尘全都消失了。

Whisk-and those specks of antique dirt called Athens and Rome , Jerusalem and the Middle Kingdom-all were gone .

中国时常被指责怀有“中央王国”情结这是一种认为天下以中国为中心的信念。

The Chinese are sometimes accused of having a " Middle Kingdom " mentality - a belief that the world revolves around China .

随着中国经济文化发展显著，世界各地从事各行各业的外国人开始涌向这个中央王国（译注：明清以来西方国家对中华地区政权或者中原王朝的称呼）。

As China 's economy and culturalprominence grows , expats from around the world and all walks of life flock tothe Middle Kingdom .

其它行业也在指望着这个中央王国：中国是全球最大的电视机、手机、钢铁及水泥市场。

Other industries too are counting on the Middle Kingdom , the largest market for television sets and mobile phones , steel and cement .

苹果是否应该成为西方在“中央王国”最优秀的代表，或者苹果是否必须遵照中国公司不太体面的运营方式？

Should Apple represent the best of the West in the Middle Kingdom , or must it conform to the less salubrious way China Inc. operates ?

它反映出一种根深蒂固的对中央王国核心重要性的信条，也反映出一种信念：中国不会受到外人的束缚。

It reflects a deep-seated faith in the central importance of the Middle Kingdom and a conviction that China will not be hemmed in by outsiders .

这意味着，中国已成为西方的有力竞争对手。西方还不太习惯为在这个中央王国赚取利润而拼搏。

That means China has become a tough competitor for the west – which has not been used to fighting for its profits in the middle kingdom .

中国古时候就是一个强盛的国家，那时的中国人因而已习惯于认为自己的国家就是中央王国，或中国。

In ancient times , China was quite a strong country that its people became accustomed to thinking of their country as the Middle Kingdom or Zhongguo .

中国看到西方的蛮夷依仗其技术力量把自己的意志强加于中央王国及其他亚洲国家。

China learned that the barbarians of the West had acquired a technology that could enable them to impose their will on the Middle Kingdom as well as on other Asian states .

不过他的乐观更有可能反映了一个更为重要的基本事实，这个事实揭示出，面对10年来最严峻的奢侈品市场环境，这家法国奢侈品集团为何能继续在中央王国创出良好业绩。

But it is more likely that his optimism reflects a more important underlying fact about why the French luxury group continues to do well in the middle kingdom , despite the most challenging luxury market conditions in a decade .

尽管中国在危机期间竭力维持经济增长，但有一点仍很不清楚：这个中央王国是否实现了朝着增加消费者需求方向的转变（那将为全球增长提供一个真正的引擎）？

And despite doing its bit to keep economic growth going during the crisis , it is far from clear that the Middle Kingdom has effected a shift towards consumer demand that a true engine of world growth would achieve .

他认为，美国所支持的各国在法律上地位平等的原则，本质上是伪善的，远不如坦然接受世界存在强权的现实这一观点植根于中国人认为自己国家是“中央王国”的观念中。

He believes America espouses a doctrine of the legal equality of nations that is essentially hypocritical ; far better to be open about the realities of power an idea that has its roots deep in the Chinese notion of their own country as the " Middle Kingdom " .

诸侯王国和郡都直属于中央，但诸侯王国的地位远远高于郡。

Prefectures and fiefdoms were all directly under the imperial court control , but prefectures were far superior to fiefdoms .

政治背景介绍了汉朝中央朝廷与诸侯王国的冲突，以及刘安一生悲剧命运形成的原因，为他的谋反案作了辨正。

The political background introduces the conflict between the central court and leuds , and the reason of Liu-an 's tragic life , further more , the fact whether he rebelled is discussed .