英语翻译· The West began to take more notice of the East.The fif

英语翻译
· The West began to take more notice of the East.The fifth volume of an enormous work reassessing the Chinese contribution to science and technology is to be published next year.The first volume,which was published twenty years ago,set the tone for the whole work.In it,evidence was given to show that many inventions which,until then,western historians had claimed forEurope,were made first in China.The attempt to rewrite the intellectual history of the world was not received without protest by some reputable historians.However,the evidence that has been presented so far in the first four volumes has persuaded many historians who were skeptical at first.China’s invention of paper,printing,the magnetic compass and gunpowder has never been disputed,but this new history has added advanced bridge design,mechanical clocks,paddle boats and many other inventions to the list.
In the four volumes published so far no attempt has been made to explain why China has not kept up with the West in science and technology in modern times.It is probable that the answer is to be found in the social and economic history of China,where a static(稳定的) society under a relatively kind regime(政权) of scholar-gentry(贵族) contrasts with the potentially revolutionary and dynamic(有活力的) society of the West at the end of the Middle Ages.In recent years,the Chinese government has been making every effort to catch up with the West again,and there is little doubt that the gap is being reduced year by year.But will Chinaavoid the West’s mistakes?

西方国家开始关注东方.第五卷的一个巨大的工作,重新评估中国科学技术的贡献是将于明年出版.第一卷,这是二十年前发表的,对整个工作定调.它提供的证据表明,许多发明,在此之前,西方历史学家声称欧洲,是第一个在中国生产.试图改写世界知识史没有收到没有抗议的一些著名的历史学家.然而,这已经在第一四卷到目前为止提出的证据已说服许多历史学家在第一次怀疑中国的发明.纸,印刷,指南针和火药从来没有争议,但这一新的史增添了先进的桥梁设计,机械钟,桨船和其他许多发明列表.
在四卷出版,到目前为止一直没有尝试解释为什么中国没有跟上西方科学技术在现代的时代.这是有可能的答案是在中国社会经济史的发现,在一个静态的（稳定的）相对种制度下的社会（政权文人士绅）（贵族）具有潜在革命性的和动态的对比（有活力的）中世纪末的西方社会.近年来,中国政府一直在努力追赶又与西方的,毫无疑问,差距在逐年缩小.但将chinaavoid西方的错误吗?
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