第六十四篇: 钢铁 Iron and Steel

The iron and steel industry is an important basic industry of the national economy. Modern life depends greatly on iron, the most widely used of all metals, usually in the form of steel. It is needed to carry out even the simplest daily tasks.

钢铁（iron and steel）工业（industry）是国家（national）经济中一个重要的基础产业（basic industry）。现代生活很大程度上依靠（depend on）铁，它是所有金属中应用最广泛的，通常以钢的形式出现。即使是执行（carry out）一些最简单的日常任务（task）也需要铁。