【翻译原文】
中国幅员辽阔，国土横跨多个纬度(degrees of latitude)，地势(terrain)复杂，气候变化十分明显。中国是一个庞大的国家，疆土一望无际，其居民数量众多，且民族多种多样。中国国土面积仅次于俄罗斯和加拿大，位居世界第三，占据了亚洲约四分之一的面积。中国有多个温度和降雨量分布区，包括大陆季风气候区(continental monsoon areas)。中国的气候具有明显的四季特征，因此冬夏温差显著。
【参考译文】
China has a vast land which spans many degrees oflatitude with complicated terrain and the climatevaries radically. China is a huge country with endlessterritory. It has a large number of population and avariety of ethnic groups.China is the third largestcountry in the world, only after Russia and Canada, accounting for almost a quarter of the land ofAsia. China has several temperature and rainfall zones, including continental monsoonareas. China's climate is featured by distinct four seasons, which leads to remarkable winterand summer temperature differences.
