摘要：The canal has become an important artery of global business, connecting major ports in the Americas, Europe and Asia;

巴拿马运河：

The Panama Canal:

它全长82千米；

It is 82 kilometers long;

它最宽处达304米；

Its widest point is up to 304 meters;

它最窄处达152米；

Its narrowest point is up to 152 meters;

它横穿巴拿马地峡；

It crosses the Isthmus「/ˈɪsməs/」 of Panama;

它的战略地位非常重要；

Its strategic position is very important;

它位于中美洲国家巴拿马；

It is located in the Central American country of Panama;

它从北至南沟通大西洋和太平洋；

It connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean from north to south;

它由美国建造完成，1914年开始通航；

It was built by the United States and began to be navigable in 1914;

它有世界七大工程奇迹之一的“世界桥梁”的赞誉；

It has the reputation of the "Bridge of the World", one of the Seven Wonders of the Engineering World;

当前，它由巴拿马共和国拥有和管理(属于水闸式运河)。

Currently, it is owned and managed by the Republic of Panama (it is a lock-type canal).

巴拿马运河通航前，

Before the Panama Canal was navigable,

船只需要绕过南美洲-合恩角实现往返太平洋和大西洋；

Ships needed to bypass Cape Horn in South America to travel between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean;

巴拿马运河通航后，

After the Panama Canal was navigable,

船只可以直接通过巴拿马运河往返太平洋和大西洋；

Ships can directly travel between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean through the Panama Canal;

它极大地缩短了美国东西海岸间的航程，节省了时间和成本；

It greatly shortens the voyage between the east and west coasts of the United States, saving time and cost;

比绕行南美洲-合恩角(位于南美洲的最南端)缩短了1万4千8百公里。

It shortens the journey by 14,800 kilometers compared with bypassing Cape Horn in South America (located at the southernmost tip of South America).

巴拿马运河的建成促进了全球贸易的发展；

The completion of the Panama Canal has promoted the development of global trade;

运河成为全球商业的重要动脉，连接美洲、欧洲和亚洲的主要港口；

The canal has become an important artery of global business, connecting major ports in the Americas, Europe and Asia;

通过运河，货物可以更快地从一个大陆运往另一个大陆，加速了国际贸易的发展。

Through the canal, goods can be transported from one continent to another more quickly, accelerating the development of international trade.

来源：地理爱好者LED