「綠寶書」英語四級漢譯英小短文：普通話

普通話，即現(xiàn)代標準漢語，簡稱現(xiàn)代漢語。它是"以北京語音為標準音，以北方話為基礎(chǔ)方言，以典范的現(xiàn)代白話文著作為語法規(guī)范的漢民族共同語。"普通話是現(xiàn)代漢語的交際口語與書面語。普通話，又稱國語、華語，是通行于中國大陸、香港、澳門、臺灣和海外華人中的共通語言。普通話是中國的官方語言，除此之外，也是新加坡四種官方語言之一，同時也是聯(lián)合國六大官方語言之一。

Putonghua refers to Modern Standard Chinese, or simply Modern Chinese. It is the common language of the Han nationality "with its pronunciation based on the Beijing dialect, with China's northern dialects as its basic dialect, and its grammar based on the model of modern vernacular writings." Putonghua is both the spoken and written language of Modern Chinese. The term is also known as Mandarin or Chinese. It is a common language used on the Chinese mainland, in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Chinese abroad. Putonghua is China's official language, and one of Singapore's four official languages. It is also one of the United Nations' six major official languages.