苗族的英文：
1.the Miao nationality, distributed over Kweichow, Hunan, Yunnan, the Kwangsi Chuang Autonomous Region, Szechwan and Kwangtung

A legend says that the lusheng (a reed-pipe wind instrument) of the Miao ethnic group was made from the shape of a duck.
苗族的芦笙，有一种传说是照着鸭子的模样做的。

The Miao women like silver ornaments.
苗族妇女喜欢带银饰物

The dances of Dai and Miao nationalities living on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau have the same features.
居住在云贵高原的傣族、苗族等农耕民族的舞蹈也有这样的特点。

The Pendulum Type. The waist moves slightly, which is often found in the dance of the Miao nationality.
钟摆式:腰部的动律小，形成上身轻微的摆动，如苗族的舞蹈。

For instance, Va and Miao ethnic groups use simple wooden drums (cut out of a section of log).
例如:佤族、苗族的木鼓舞(鼓用整段原木剜制)，形式古拙。

Legends say because many Miaos lived in the deep mountain the clanking sound of the ornaments could scare wild animals away.
据说许多苗族居住在深山，银首饰的碰撞声可以吓走野兽。

Mr. Miao never gives a thought to personal gain or loss and is always willing to bell the cat.
苗先生从不计较个人得失,而总是乐意(为大家)去冒风险

The dances of Dai and Miao nationalities living on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau have the same features.
居住在云贵高原的傣族、苗族等农耕民族的舞蹈也有这样的特点。

Here is not merely a nation but a teeming nation of nations
这里不仅是一个国家，而是许多国家丰富的总和。

release of nationality
国籍解除; 放弃（脱离）国籍

a tributary nation
进贡国,2. 辅助的,3. 支流的,n.[C]1. 进贡国,附庸国[( to)]2. 进贡者,3. 支流

distribution of concept
概念的周延

This distribution, then, has two modes called a bimodal distribution.
这种分布有两个众数，叫做双峰分布。

The distribution is tabled as below.
其分布情况列表如下。