【正文】 hina’s economy is developing very quickly, and has brought with it a culture of consumption more prevalent with each passing day. At the same time, it has brought into being an educated group of young people who enjoy capitalist consumption way. They’re used to spending money as soon as they get it every month, and so are called t6the moon172。preciate fast food culture.17現(xiàn)代人類 (Stone Age)的人，居住在洞穴中，這些人開始種植水稻，他們開始使用陶器(pottery)，中國人已進入青銅時代(Bronze Age)，中國的金屬工人學(xué)會制作鐵器工具和武器.　　Modem humans first came to China from Central Asia or India about 50,000 BC. These were Stone Age people, who lived in caves and wore fur and leather. By around 4,000 BC, these people were starting to farm rice and keep sheep and chickens. By about 3,000 BC, they were using pottery and living in houses. By 2,000 BC，Chinese people had entered the Bronze Age and had begun to use writing. By about 700 BC， Chinese metalworkers learned to make iron tools and weapons.18中國 中國一個幅員遼闊、資源豐富、歷史悠久的多民族國家，、氣候、文化傳 統(tǒng)、民族風(fēng)俗和其他因素的影響下經(jīng)過悠久歷史的發(fā)展已經(jīng)成形. 最有影響力、最具代表性的是魯、川、粵、閩、蘇、浙、湘、徽菜系， 這八種被人們稱為“八大菜系”.中國的“八大菜系”是以多種多樣的烹飪方法區(qū)分的，各有其長處.　　China is a timehonored multiethnics nation with a vast territory and abundant resources, and every ethnic group has its unique abundant dishes. Regional cuisines have taken shape after longhistory evolution under the influence of geographical environment, climate, cultural tradition, folk customs and other factors. The most influential and representative ones are Lu, Chuan，Yue, Min, Su，Zhe, Xiang and Hui Cuisines, which are monly known as “Eight Major Cuisines”. Dishes in the “Eight Major Cuisines” in China are characterized by diversified cooking skills, with each having its strong points.19少林功夫 少林功夫(Shaolin Kungfii)是河南登封少林寺信奉佛教文化的和 尚們練習(xí)的_種武術(shù)(martial arts).少林寺，建于北魏(the Northern Wei Dynasty)太和期(Taihe Period)十九年，少林功夫已逐步發(fā)展成為一種完美技術(shù) 和豐富含義相融合的藝術(shù)，在全世界享有聲譽.　　Shaolin Kungfu is a kind of martial arts practiced by monks under the special Buddhist culture of the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng City, Henan Province. The Shaolin Temple, built in the Nineteenth year of Taihe Period during the Northern Wei Dynasty, is a cultural space for the development of the Shaolin Kungfu. The Shaolin Kungfii, which is originally practiced by the Buddhist monks whose duties were to protect the temple, has been gradually developed into an art of perfect technology, abundant meanings and high reputation in the whole world after more than 1500 years of development.20保健食品 中國的保健食品(health food)市場首次出現(xiàn)于20世紀(jì)80年代. ，具有調(diào)節(jié)人體功能的效果， 另外一種是營養(yǎng)補充劑. 　　China’s health food market first emerged in the 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。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。 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。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。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 Republic of China was founded. In the past 50odd years, great achievements have been made in China