许多人喜欢中餐,在,烹饪不仅被视为一种技能,而且也被视为一种艺术。精心准备的中餐既可口又好看,烹饪技艺和配料在各地差别很大。但好的烹饪都有一个共同点,总是要考虑到颜色、味道、口感和营养(nutrition)。由于食物对健康至关重要,好的
厨师总是努力在谷物、肉类和蔬菜之间取得平衡,所以中餐既味美又健康。
MostpeoplelikeChinesefood.InChina,cookingisconsideredasnotonlyaskillbutalsoanart.Thewell-preparedChinesefoodisbothdeliciousandgood-looking.AlthoughcookingmethodsandfoodingredientvarywildlyindifferentplacesofChina,itiscommonforgoodcuisinetotakecolor,flavor,tasteandnutritionintoaccount.Sincefoodiscrucialtohealth,agoodchefisinsistentlytryingtoseekbalancebetweencereal,meatandvegetable,andaccordinglyChinesefoodisdeliciousaswellashealthy.
信息技术(InformationTechnology),正在飞速发展,公民也越来越信息技术,有些学校甚至将信息技术作为必修课程,对这一现象大家持不同观点。一部分人认为这是没有必要的,学生就应该学习传统的课程。另一部分人认为这是应该的,就应该与时俱进。不管怎样,信息技术引起广大人民的是一件好事。
AsChinacitizensattachinggreatimportancetotherapidlydevelopmentofInformationTechnology,somecollegeevensetitasacompulsorycourse.Regardingtothisphenomenon,peopleholdingdifferentviews.Somepeoplethinkitisnotnecessary,forstudentsshouldlearnthetraditionalcurriculum.Anotherpartofpeoplethinkitisaneed,becauseChinashouldkeeppacewiththetimes.Anyway,itisagoodthingthatInformationTechnologyarousedpublicconcern.
"你要茶还是
咖啡?"是用餐人常被问到的问题,许多西方人会选咖啡,而人则会选茶,相传,的一位帝王于五千年前发现了茶,并用来治病,在明清(theqingdynasties)期间,茶馆遍布全国,饮茶在六世纪传到日本,但直到18世纪才传到欧美,如今,茶是世界上流行的饮料(beverage)之一,茶是的瑰宝。也是传统和文化的重要组成部分。
"Wouldyouliketeaorcoffee?"That’saquestionpeopleoftenaskedwhenhavingmeal.Mostwesternerswillchoosecoffee,whiletheChinesewouldliketochoosetea.Accordingtolegend,teawasdiscoveredbyaChineseemperorfivethousandyearsago,andthenwasusedtocuredisease.DuringtheMingandQingdynasties,teahouseswerealloverthecountry.TeadrinkingspreadtoJapaninthe6thcentury,butitwasnotuntilthe18thcenturydoesitspreadtoEuropeandAmerica.Nowadays,teaisoneofthemostpopularbeverageintheworld,anditisnotonlythetreasureofChinabutalsoanimportantpartofChinesetraditionandculture.
结是由
手工艺人发明的,经过数百年不断的改进,已经成为一种优雅多彩的艺术和工艺。在古代,人们用它来记录事件,但现在主要是用于装饰的目的。“结”在中文里意味着爱情,婚姻和团聚,结常常作为礼物交换或作为饰品祈求好运和辟邪。这种形式的手工艺代代相传,现在已经在和世界各地越来越受欢迎。
TheChineseknotwasoriginallyinventedbythecraftsmen.Afterhundredsof yearsofcontinuousimprovement,ithasbecomeakindofelegantandcolorfulartsandcrafts.Intheancienttimes,peopleusedittorecordtheevents,butnowitwasusedmainlyfordecorativepurposes.InChinese,theknotmeanslove,marriageandreunion,andisoftenajewelryusedforgiftexchangeorprayingforgoodluckandwardingoffevilspirits.Thisformofhandicraftspassdownfromgenerationtogeneration,andthenithasbecomeincreasinglypopularinChinaandaroundtheworld.