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1980s. Health food refers to food products which claim to have specific health functions or supplement one’s vitamins or minerals. Health food is suitable for the consumption by specific groups of people and has the effect of regulating human body functions, but is not used for the purpose of treating diseases. There are two kinds of health food. One is food with specific health func172。tions, the other is nutritional supplements.21出境游 聯(lián)合國下屬機(jī)構(gòu)世界旅游組織(World Tourism Organization)公布的數(shù)據(jù)顯示,同2011年相比增長了40%.聯(lián)合國世界旅游組織在其網(wǎng)站上發(fā)布的一份聲明中說,%,約840億美元. The figures from the United Nations World Tourism Organiza172。tion show that Chinese travelers are making the most contributions to the global tourism industry. Chinese travelers spent a record $102 billion on outbound tourism last year, a 40% rise from 2011. That surge sent China screaming past Germany and the . — the former No. 1 and No. 2 spenders, respectively 一 which both saw tourist outlays increase 6% year onyear to around $84 billion in 2012, the UNWTO said in a statement on its website.22靈隱寺 靈隱寺(Lingyin Temple),, 印度一個叫作慧理的和尚來到杭州,所以建了一座廟宇,取名“靈隱”,這使 靈隱寺更加有名. Lingyin Temple is located in the northwest side of West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. It is a famous ancient temple in the south of the Yangtze River. The temple was built in 326 AD and has a history of over 1,600 years. Legend has it that an Indian monk named Huili came to Hangzhou and was deeply attracted by the beautiful mountainous scenery. He thought there lived immortals and then he built a temple and named it “Lingyin”,which means hidden souls. It is said that the famous monk Jigong also took vows in the temple, which made Lingyin Temple even more famous.23秧歌 ,兩人 都盛裝打扮,輪流唱歌跳舞,(gong) 鼓按照節(jié)奏敲打。嗩吶(suona)或其他傳統(tǒng)的弦樂器、木管樂器作為 背景音樂. Yangge, which is one of the main forms of folk flower fair actions in the first month of the lunar year. In this activity, two people are dressed up, singing and dancing in antiphonal style, others act as singing and dancing partners. The gong and drum are beaten in rhythm。 suona or other traditional stringed and woodwind instruments are dubbed in background music.24體重增加 國家體育總局(the General Administration of Sport)在一項調(diào)查中 發(fā)現(xiàn),自2010年以來,2039歲的中國人體重增加更多——. 這個年齡段中超過11%的人屬于肥胖,這在三年的時間里就上漲了兩個百分點. China’s young adults are gaining more weight and exercising less than their elders. Chinese from ages 20 to 39 have put on more kilograms — kg ——than other adults since 2010,the General Administration of Sport found in a survey. More than 11% from the age group were obese, up two percentage points in only three years.25信用卡 信用卡(credit card)是銀行所創(chuàng)造出來的最便捷同時也是最危險 ,人們可以先用銀行付賬的方式購買那些 負(fù)擔(dān)不起的物品,同時,銀行也將對此征收比_般貸款要高的利率 (interest rate).遺憾的是,信用卡現(xiàn)巳成為資本主義體制(capitalist system)的重要組成部分,而該體制就得依賴消費(consumption)的持 續(xù)增長. Credit cards are one of the most convenient devices ever cre ated by the banking system but, at the same time, one of the most danger172。ous. They allow people to buy things they,otherwise, couldn’t afford, with money created by the banks and, charged out at much higher interest rates than normal loans. Unfortunately, credit cards have bee an es172。sential part of the capitalist system which only survives on the continued growth in consumption.26筷子 說到筷子(chopsticks)的起源,中國是世界上第一個使用筷子的 國家, 只有兩根小細(xì)棒,但它有很多功能,比如挑選,移動,夾,攪拌或 ,它便于使用, 餐具(tableware).使用複子的人,無論是中國人還是外國人,都無 不欽佩筷子的發(fā)明者. As the origin of chopsticks, China is the first country in the world to use chopsticks and has a history of at least 3,000 years to have meals with chopsticks. Chopsticks seems quite simple with only two small and thin sticks, but it is in possession of many functions, such as picking, moving, nipping, mixing and digging。 moreover,it is convenient for use and cheap in price. Besides, chopsticks are also unique tableware in the world. Anyone using chopsticks,no matter Chinese or foreigners, would without exception admire the inventor of chopsticks.27貿(mào)易不平衡 對于世界上很多國家來說,中國正迅速成為他們最重要的雙邊 (bilateral),達(dá)到了3150億美元,(trade dispute)也越來越多,主要是關(guān)于傾銷(dumping)、知識產(chǎn)權(quán)和人民幣的估價. For many countries around the world, China is rapidly being their most important bilateral trade partner. However,there have been concerns over large trade imbalances between China and the rest of the world. The US in particular has the largest trade deficit in the world with China at $315 billion, more than three times what it was a decade ago. There have also been a growing number of trade disputes brought against, mainly for dumping, intellectual property and the valuation of the yuan.28秦始皇陵墓 秦始皇陵墓(the Mausoleum of the Emperor Qin Shihuang)坐落在 陜西省西安市臨潼區(qū)以東5公里的驪山北部,是中國歷史上第一個 ,工程持續(xù)了 38年. ,是中國歷史上最大的陵墓. The Mausoleum of the Emperor Qin Shihuang, located at the northern foot of the Lishan Mountain five kilometers east of Lintong District, Xi’an City, Shanxi Province, is the final resting place of the first emperor in the history of China. Its construction lasted for 38 years, mencing in 246BC. With an area of square kilometers, it’s the largest mausoleum in China’s history.29絲綢之路 絲綢之路(the Silk Road)是歷史上連接中國和地中海的一條重要 ,所以在1877年它 被德國的一位地理學(xué)家命名為“絲綢之路”.這條古道從長安開始, 經(jīng)過河西走廊(the Hexi Corridor),到達(dá)敦煌后分成三條:南部路線, (Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region),然后擴(kuò)展到巴基斯坦(Pakistan),印度, 甚至羅馬. The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route between China and the Mediterranean. Because silk prised a large proportion of trade along this road, in 1877, it was named the Silk Road by an eminent German geographer. This ancient road begins at Chang’an, then by way of the Hexi Corridor,and it reaches Dunhuang, where it divides into three, the Southern Route,Central Route and North172。ern Route. The three routes spread all over the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and then they extend as far as Pakistan, India and even Rome.30中國體育 中國的體育運動經(jīng)歷了幾千年的發(fā)展,,北京成功舉辦了第29屆奧運會,使這次奧運會成為弘揚奧林匹克精神(Olympic spirit)、促進(jìn)世界和平、為更好地發(fā)展中國體育,一個全國范圍的體育運動網(wǎng)已經(jīng)建立起來了.China39。s sports have undergone thousands of years of development. But it was not regarded as an undertaking of the state until 1949 when the People39。s Republic of China was founded. In the past 50odd years, great achievements have been made in China39。s sport