長江是亞洲最長、世界上第三長的河流。長江流經(jīng)多種不同的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)，是諸多瀕危物種的棲息地，灌溉了中國五分之一的土地。長江流域(river basin)居住著中國三分之一的人口。長江在中國歷史、文化和經(jīng)濟(jì)上起著很大的作用。長江三角洲(delta)產(chǎn)出多達(dá)20%的中國國民生產(chǎn)總值。幾千年來，長江一直被用于供水、運(yùn)輸和工業(yè)生產(chǎn)。長江上還坐落著世界上最大的水電站。
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The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia and the third longest one in the world. Flowing through many different ecosystems, it is the habitat for a whole host of endangered species and irrigates one fifth of the land in China. One third of Chinese population live in the Yangtze river basin. The Yangtze river plays an important role in the history, culture and economy of China and contributes to as much as 20 percent of the Gross National Product of China. It has been used for water supply, transportation and industrial production for several thousand years. Also, on the Yangtze river lies the largest hydropower station in the world. ? ?