术语“幼童赴美留学”的详细信息

英译术语:

Chinese children studying in USA

汉语语境:

1840年爆发的“第一次鸦片战争”揭开了中国近代历史的序幕。与近代历史发展总体趋向一致，中国教育近代化的历程也由此起步。作为中国留学教育的发端，幼童留美无疑是教育近代化历程中的一个重要举措。19世纪60年代，内外交困的政治变局、近代工业开始发展的经济形势、中心地位开始丧失的文化态势及洋务教育本身的需要为幼童留美提供了深刻的历史缘由，而当时中美“友好”气氛和“毕业于美国著名大学第一人”容闳自身的条件则成为幼童留美不可缺少的外部条件。留美计划是在容闳的不懈努力和晚清重臣曾国藩、李鸿章、丁日昌等的促成下实现的。

英语语境:

The First Opium War in 1840 preceded the prologue of modern history of China. The modernization of Chinese education began in accordance with the general trend of this history. Starting Chinese studying abroad, Children Studying in the USA was undoubtedly an important measure taken in the process of educational modernization. In the 1860s, Chinese children went to the USA to study for the reason of the political crisis at home and abroad, the newborn economy development of modern industry, the lost of the center position of traditional Chinese culture, the need of Westernization Mavement education. Chinese children studying in the USA was indispensable to the friendly atmosphere between America and China and Dr. Yung Wing's qualification. He was the first Chinese graduated from a famous American university. This plan of studying in the USA was put into practice with the untiring efforts of Dr. Yung Wing and the help of the important official in the late Qing Dynasty of Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang and Ding Richang etc.