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公元1793年,也就是乾隆五十八年夏天,英国派出的第一个访华使团到达中国。英国人对这个神秘的国度充满好奇。他们相信,中国就像马可波罗游记中所写的那样,黄金遍地,人人都身穿绫罗绸缎。然而,一登上中国的土地,他们马上发现了触目惊心的贫困。清王朝雇佣了许多老百姓来到英使团的船上,为英国人端茶倒水,扫地做饭。英国人注意到这些人“都如此消瘦”。“在普通中国人中间,人们很难找到类似英国公民的啤酒大肚或英国农夫喜气洋洋的脸。”这些普通中国人“每次接到我们的残
In 1793 AD, the 58th summer of Qianlong, the first British mission to China arrived in China. The British are curious about this mysterious country. They believe that China is like the one written in Marco Polo’s travels. Gold is everywhere and everyone is wearing silk satin. However, as soon as they boarded the land in China, they immediately discovered the terrifying poverty. Qing dynasty hired many people came to the British mission’s boat, pour tea for the British side, sweeping cooking. The British noticed that these people were ”so thin“. ”Among the average Chinese people, it is very hard to find a beer-tasting belly or British farmer like a British citizen.“ ”These ordinary Chinese people"