world's record

n.

1. "The Chronological Record of Historians," written by Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-24 A.D.), was the world's earliest biographical work of literature, covering a history of 3,000 years. Its contents rang from the legendary Huang Di, or Yellow Emperor, to Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty (206B.C.-220A.D.).
中国西汉司马迁编著的《史记》是世界上最早的传记文学。它记事起于传说中的黄帝,迄于汉武帝,首尾3000年。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》