题目
太湖是中国东部的一个淡水湖，占地面积2250平方公里，是中国第三大淡水湖，仅次于鄱阳和洞庭。太湖约有90个岛屿，大小从几平米到几平方公里不等。太湖以其独特的“太湖石”而闻名，太湖石常用于装饰中国传统园林。太湖也以高产的捕鱼业闻名。自上世纪70年代后期以来，捕捞鱼蟹对沿湖的居民来说极为重要，并对周边地区的经济作出了重大贡献。太湖地区是中国陶瓷（ceramics）业基地之一，其中宜兴的陶瓷厂家生产举世闻名的宜兴紫砂壶(clay teapot)。
太湖是中国东部的一个淡水湖，占地面积2250平方公里，是中国第三大淡水湖，仅次于鄱阳和洞庭。太湖约有90个岛屿，大小从几平米到几平方公里不等。太湖以其独特的“太湖石”而闻名，太湖石常用于装饰中国传统园林。太湖也以高产的捕鱼业闻名。自上世纪70年代后期以来，捕捞鱼蟹对沿湖的居民来说极为重要，并对周边地区的经济作出了重大贡献。太湖地区是中国陶瓷（ceramics）业基地之一，其中宜兴的陶瓷厂家生产举世闻名的宜兴紫砂壶(clay teapot)。
题目解答
答案
Tai Lake, which covers an area of 2,250 square kilometers, is a freshwater lake in the eastern of China. It is the third largest freshwater lake in China only next to Poyang Lake and Dongting Lake. It consists of nearly 90 islands, which vary from several square meters to several square kilometers. Tai Lake is famous for its unique “Tai Lake Stone” which is often used to decorate traditional Chinese gardens. Its productive fishing industry is also well-known. Fishing for fishes and crabs has been of vital importance for coastal residents and has made great contributions to the economy of surrounding areas since late 1970s. The region of Tai Lake is one of the ceramic industry bases, and particularly world-famous Yixing clay teapot is produced by ceramic factories in Yixing City.
解析
这段文字介绍了太湖的基本情况，包括其地理位置、面积、岛屿数量、特色太湖石、渔业和陶瓷业。太湖位于中国东部，是中国第三大淡水湖，仅次于鄱阳湖和洞庭湖。太湖有90个岛屿，太湖石用于装饰中国传统园林，太湖的渔业对当地经济有重要贡献，而宜兴的陶瓷业则以生产宜兴紫砂壶闻名。