中华思想文化术语翻译选读：江山

考研网

　　江山(jiāngshān)
　　本义指河流和山岭，代指一个国家的政权及其所覆盖的全部疆域(义同“河山”)。这种用法隐含着这样的观念：河流、山岭地形险要，是卫护国家安全、政权稳固的天然屏障;疆域是国家的构成要素。
　　Rivers and Mountains / Country or State Power
　　The term, similar in meaning to heshan (河山), literarily means rivers and mountains. It is used to refer to the sovereignty of a state and all its territory. The term has these implications: rivers and mountains provide natural barriers that protect the country and its sovereignty; territory is the key feature of a state.
　　********************************************
　　【引例】
　　割据江山，拓土万里。(《三国志·吴书·贺劭传》)
　　To seize a region by force, establish a regime there, and extend its territory far and wide. (The History of the Three Kingdoms)