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真文短文翻译 1.中国结（the Chinese knot）最初是由手工艺人发明的，经过数百年不断改进，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，但现在主要用于装饰的目的。“结”在中文里意味着爱情、婚姻和团聚。中国结常常作为礼物交换或用作饰品祈求好运和辟邪。这种形式的手工艺（handicraft）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 was originally invented by Chinese handicraftsmen. After hundreds of years of continuous improvement, it has become an elegant and colorful art and craft. In ancient China, people used it to record events, but now it is mainly used for decorative purposes. The word “knot” means love, marriage and reunion in Chinese. The Chinese knot is often used as an exchanged gift or ornament to pray for good luck and avoid evil spirits. This form of handicrafts was handed down from generation and now it has become increasingly popular in China and around the word. 2．许多人喜欢中餐。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。烹饪技艺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，所以中餐既美味又健康。 Many people like Chinese cuisine. In China, cooking is not only seen as a skill, but also is regarded as an art. Well-prepared Chinese cuisine not only tastes good but also looks attractive. Cooking techniques and ingredients differ considerably from place to place in China. But great Chinese cuisine has one thing in common: it invariably takes color, flavor, texture and nutrition into account. As food is very important to health, good chefs always try their best to strike a balance among grain, meat and vegetables, and therefore Chinese cuisine is both delicious and health. 3.古代风筝被称为“鹞（sparrow hawk）”，在中国北方也称为“鸢（glede）”。春秋战国时期（Spring and Autumn Period），东周哲人墨子（Mo-tse），曾“费时三年，以木制木鸢，飞升天空”，但这只木鸢只飞了一天就坏了。墨子制造的这只“木鸢”就是中国最早的风筝，也是世界上最早的风筝，距今已有2400年。唐代时，风筝传入朝鲜、日本等周边国家。13世纪，意大利探险家马可.波罗从中国返回欧洲后，中国风筝便开始传入到世界各地。 In ancient times, a kite was called a “sparrow hawk” and also was well know as a “glede” in the northern part of China. In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a philosopher named Mo-tse in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. He “spent three years making a wooden glede that cou