雙語科技百科(近現代成就) 第93期:中國第一顆原子彈
China's First Atomic Bomb
On October 16, 1964, China exploded the first nuclear bomb in Lop Nur of Xinjiang, becoming the third country to have atomic bomb in the world after the United States and Russia.
1964年10月16日，中國第一顆原子彈在新疆羅布泊爆炸成功，成爲繼美國、蘇聯之後世界上第三個擁有原子彈的國家。However, this brilliant success was achieved under extremely difficult conditions. When the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, the Soviet Union agreed to aid China technologically in the development of nuclear industry. However, in June 1959, the USSR refused to provide relevant information as it had previously promised. Moreover, the Soviet Union recalled all technicians and advisers from China. In July 1960 Chairman Mao Zedong called on Chinese scientists to rely on their own efforts and develop China's atomic bomb within eight years.
然而，這項偉大的成功是在當時極爲困難的條件下取得的。1949年新中國剛剛成立時，蘇聯政府曾答應日後在技術方面幫助中國發展核工業。然而，1959年6月，蘇聯沒有履行當時所做出的承諾，拒絕提供技術支持，並且撤走了在中國的專家和顧問。1960年7月，毛澤東主席號召中國的科學家們依靠自己的力量完成這項艱鉅任務，準備用8年時間研製出原子彈。
On October 16, 1964, China successfully exploded its first atomic bomb. The Chinese people had finally developed their own nuclear technology. On the same day, the Chinese government made a solemn promise to the world that it developed nuclear weapons only for the purpose of self-defense and safeguarding national security. China would never at any time or under any circumstances be the first to use nuclear weapons.
1964年10月16日，中國第一顆原子彈爆炸成功。中國人民最終擁有了自己1的核武器。就在同一天，中國政府發表聲明稱，中國發展核武器，完全是爲了
