「紫皮书」英语六级汉译英小短文：汉字
""汉字""是中国汉民族文字的简称。汉字是世界历史上最古老的文字，也是当今世界上使用人数最多的文字。汉字是当今世界上绝无仅有的""表意系统""的象形文字。汉字开始成为一种成熟而系统的文字，始于3700年前殷商时期的甲骨文。这种刻在骨头上的文字的出现，为后世汉字发展奠定了基础。
""Chinese Characters"" refer to the written language of the Chinese Han nationality. This language is the oldest and most widely used across the world. Chinese Characters are the world's only ""ideographic-system based"" hieroglyphics. Chinese grew into a mature and systematic language, known as the Oracle Bone Scripts, over 3700 years ago during the Shang Dynasty. The language carved on bones laid the foundation for further development of Chinese language in later dynasties.
""Chinese Characters"" refer to the written language of the Chinese Han nationality. This language is the oldest and most widely used across the world. Chinese Characters are the world's only ""ideographic-system based"" hieroglyphics. Chinese grew into a mature and systematic language, known as the Oracle Bone Scripts, over 3700 years ago during the Shang Dynasty. The language carved on bones laid the foundation for further development of Chinese language in later dynasties.
