【翻译原文】
在古代，轿子(sedan chair)被视作中国的特殊交通工具。人们用肩膀和手抬轿子。轿子在宋代最常见。实际上，它是固定在两根竹竿上的可移动椅子，有的有帐篷，有的没有。历史上，中国的轿子在很多地方十分流行。在不同的时代和地区，轿子的名称也不同，如篼子(douzi)、暖轿(nuanjiao)等。我们今天所说的轿子是暖轿。说到轿子的类型，可分为三种：官轿，民轿和婚轿。就用途而言，轿子有两种类型：山路轿子和平地轿子。
【参考译文】
In ancient times, the sedan chair was considered as aspecial transportation vehicle in China. It is liftedwith shoulders and hands. The sedan chair was themost' common in the Song Dynasty. In fact, it is aremovable chair fixed on two poles with or without atent. The Chinese sedan chair was very popular in many areas in histoiy. In different ages andareas, the sedan chair has various names, for example, douzi, nuanjiao, etc. The sedan chair weknow now is nuanjiao. As far as its kind is concerned, the sedan chair can be categorized intothree types: sedan chair for officials, common people and weddings. Regarding the purposes, the sedan chair falls into two types: one for mountain roads, and the other for flat roads.
