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信息技术（Information Technology），正在飞速的发展，中国公民也越来越重视信息技术，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，中国就应该与时俱进。不管怎样，信息技术引起广大人民的重视是一件好事。Nowadays, Information Technology is developing rapidly, and Chinese citizens are putting more emphasis on it. Some schools and universities even make Information Technology one of the compulsory courses. People hold different views on this phenomenon. Some people deem that it is unnecessary to make Information Technology a required course in schools. Students should learn traditional curriculum. While other people think that it should be so, and they hold the attitude that China should keep pace with the times. Anyway, it is a good thing that Information Technology has drawn people’s attention.

很多人喜欢中餐，在中国，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。烹饪技术和配料在中国各地差别很大。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。所以中餐美味又健康。

Many people like Chinese foo d. In Chin a,cooking is not only regarded/seen/considered as a skill but also an art. Chinese food that are well prepared is tasty and good-looking. The way of cooking and ingredients selection vary greatly from place to place in China. However, good cooking has one thing in common, that is, to always concern colors, smell, taste and nutrition. As food is vital for man’s health, good cooks are always making effort to maintain balance between grains，meats and vegetables. Thus/therefore, Chinese food is delicious and healthy.

苏州街原称买卖街（Merchants Street），乾隆时（Emperor Qianlong’s reign）仿江南水乡（South China Towns）而建，是专供清代帝后逛市游览的一条水街，一八六零年被英法联军（Anglo-French Allied Forces）焚毁，一九九零年在遗址上复建。街全长三百余米，以水当街，以岸作市，沿岸设有茶馆、酒楼、药房、钱庄、帽店、珠宝铺、点心铺（grocery store）等六十多个铺面，集中展现了十八世纪中国江南的商业文化氛围。

Suzhou Street originally called Merchants Street, it was built in the style of South China Towns, during Emperor Qianlong’s reign(1736-1795). It was a street where emperors and empresses could pretend to go shopping as ordinary people and it was burned to the ground by the Anglo-French Allied Forces in 1860 and restored in 1990. The 300-meter street is built over water with shops and stands on the bank. More than 60 businesses, including a teahouse, a restaurant, a pharmacy, a bank, a hat store, a jewelry store and a grocery store, operate

on the bank, pressing a concentrated illustration of the commercialism in South China towns in the 18th century.

中国结最初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”在中文里意味这爱情丶婚姻和团聚，中国结常常作为礼物交换或作用饰品祈求好运和辟邪。这种形式的手工艺代代相传，现在已经在中国和世界各地越来越受欢迎。

The Chinese knot is originally invented by the handicraftsman. After several hundred years continuous innovation, it has evolved into an elegant and colorful art and craft. In ancient times, it was used for recording events, while now it is mainly used to decorate. In Chinese, "Knot"means love, marriage and reunion. The Chinese knot is often used as a gift to express good wishes or an ornament to ward off evil spirits. The handcraft has passed on for generations and become more and more popular in China and the world.

公元220年开始的300年里，中国分成了三个小王国。一个是魏国，位于中国北部，由曹氏家族(the Ts’ao family)统治。还有一个王国叫做蜀汉(Shu Han), 位于中国的西南部，由刘备统治。另外一个王国叫做吴国，位于中国的东南部，由孙权（Sun Ch’ua）统治。中国文化里最大的书籍之一《三国演义》（the Romance of the Three Ki ngdoms）就是关于这段时间的。

For three hundred years starting in 220AD, China was divided into three small kingdoms. One kingdom that lies in north, was called Wei, and it was ruled by the Ts’ao family. The second kingdom was called Shu Han, and it was ruled by Liu Bei. It was in the southwest part of China. The third kingdom was called Wu, and it was r uled by Sun Ch’ua. Wu was in the southeast part of China. One of the great books of Chinese literature, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, is about this period of time.

现代人类约公元前50000年第一次从中亚或印度来到中国。这些石器时代(Stone Age)的人，居住在洞穴中，穿着毛皮。公元前4000年左右，这些人开始种植水稻，并饲养羊和鸡。约公元前3000年，他们开始使用陶器(pottery)并住在房子里。到公元前2000年，中国人已进入青铜时代(Bronze Age)，并开始用于写字。约公元前700年，中国的金属工人学会制作铁器工具和武器。

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 metal-workers learned to make iron tools and weapons.

补充：500 AD(公元500年）

中国一个幅员辽阔、资源丰富、历史悠久的多民族国家，每个民族都

有其独特的丰富菜肴。地域菜系在地理环境、气候、文化传统、民族风俗和其他因素的影响下经过悠久历史的发展已经成形。最有影响力、最具代表性的是鲁、川、粵、闽、苏、浙、湘、徽菜系，这八种被人们称为“八大菜系”。中国的“八大菜系”是以多种多样的烹饪方法区分的，各有其长处。

China is a multi-ethnics nation with a vast territory, abundant resources and long history, and every ethnic group has its unique abundant dishes. Regional cuisines have taken shape after long-history evolution under the influence of geographical environment, climate, cultural tradition, folk customs and other factors. The most influential and representative ones are Lu, Chuan，Y ue, Min, Su，Zhe, Xiang and Hui Cuisines, which are commonly 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.