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【2013.12】丝绸之路：闻名于世的丝绸之路是一系列连接东西方的路线。丝绸之路是古代中国的丝绸贸易。丝绸之路上的贸易在中国、南亚、欧洲和发挥这重要作用。正是通过丝绸之路，中国的造纸、火药、指南针、印刷术传遍各地。同样，中国的丝绸、茶叶和瓷器也传遍各地，欧洲也是通过丝绸之路出口各种商品和植物，满足中国市场的需要。Theworld-renownedSilkRoadisaseriesofroutesconnectingtheEastandtheWest.TheSilkRoadrepresentstheancientChinesesilktrade.TheSilkRoadtradeplayedanimportantroleinChina,SouthAsia,EuropeandAfrica.ItwasthroughtheSilkRoadthatChinesepapermaking,gunpowder,thecompassandtheprintingpressspreadallovertheworld.Similarly,Chinesesilk,teaandporcelainalsospreadallovertheworldthroughtheSilkRoad.AndEuropeexportedallkindsofgoodsandplantsthroughtheSilkRoadtomeettheneedsoftheChinesemarket【2013.12】中国人自古以来就在中秋时节庆祝丰收，这与北美地区庆祝感恩节的习俗十分相似，过中秋节的习俗与唐代早期在中国各地开始流行，中秋节在农历八月十五，是人们拜月的节日，这天夜晚皓月当空，人们合家团聚，共赏明月。2006年，中秋节被列为中国的文化遗产，2008年又被定为公共假日，月饼被视为中秋节不可或缺的美食，人们将月饼作为礼物馈赠亲友或在家庭聚会上享用。传统的月饼上带有“寿”(longevity)、“福”或“和”等字样。Sinceancienttimes,theChinesepeopleusuallycelebrateharvestintheMid-Autumn,whichissimilartothecustomofcelebratingThanksgivingintheNorthAmerica.ThetraditionofcelebratingMid-AutumnfestivalbecamepopularthroughoutChinaintheearlyTangdynasty.ThelunarAugust15isadayforpeopleworshipingthemoon.Onthisday,underthedazzlingbrightmoon,familiesreuniteandenjoythemoon’sbeauty.In2006,Mid-AutumnfestivalwaslistedasoneofChina'sculturalheritage,andin2008,itwasclassifiedasapublicholiday.Mooncakes,asindispensabledeliciousfoodofthefestival,weregiftspeoplesenttofamiliesandfriendsduringthefestivalandusuallyeatenonfamilygatherings.Therearecharactersof“longevity”,“goodfortune”and“harmony”ontheTraditionalmooncakes.【2013.12】中国园林是经过三千多年演变而成的独具一格的园林景观。它既包括为皇室成员享乐而建造的大型花园，也包括学者、商人和卸任的政府官员为摆脱嘈杂的外部世界而建造的私家花园。这些花园构成了一种意在表达人与自然之间应有的和谐关系的微缩景观。典型的中国园林四周有围墙，园内有池塘、假山、树木、花草以及各种各样由蜿蜒的小路和走廊连接的建筑。漫步在花园中，人们可以看到一系列精心设计的景观犹如山水画卷一般展现在面前。After3,000yearsofevolvement,Chinesegardenshavebecomeauniquelandscape.Thisincludesbothlargegardensbuiltasentertainmentvenuesforroyalfamily,andprivategardensbuiltassecludedretreatsforscholars,merchantsandretiredgovernmentofficials.Thesegardenshaveconstitutedaminiaturethatisdesignedinpraiseoftheharmonybetweenmanandnature.AtypicalChinesegardenissurroundedbywallsandconsistsofvariousbuildingslinkedbywindingtrailsandcorridors,withponds,rockeries,trees,andflowersscatteredinit.Wanderinginsuchawell-designedgarden,peoplemayfeelthattheyarewalkinginalandscapepainting.【2014.6】中文热词通常反映社会变化和文化，有些在外国媒体上愈来愈流行。例如，土豪和大妈都是老词，但已获取了新的意义。土豪以前指欺压佃户和仆人的乡村地主，现在用于指花钱如流水或喜欢炫耀财富的人，也就是说，土豪有钱，但是没有品位。大妈是对中年妇女的称呼，但是现在特指不久前金价大跌时大量购买黄金的中国妇女。土豪和大妈可能会被收入新版的牛津(OXford)英语词典，至今约有120中文加进了牛津英语词典，成了英语语言的一部分。TheChineseheatedwordsusuallyreflectsocialchangesandculture,someofwhichareincreasinglypopularwithforeignmedia.Tuhaoanddama,forexample,arebotholdwords,buttheygetdifferentmeaningsnow.Thewordtuhaousedtomeanrurallandlordswhooppresstheirtenantsandservants,whilenowitreferstopeoplespendingmoneywithoutlimitsorthoseshowingoffallaround.Thatistosay,tuhaoownsmoneyratherthantaste.Theworddamaisusedtodescribemiddle-agedwomen.However,itisregardedasaspecialwordtocallthoseChinesewomenwhorushedtopurchasegoldwhenthegoldpricedecreasedsharplynotlongago.TuhaoanddamamaybeincludedinthenewOxforddictionary.Uptonow,about120Chinesewordshavebeenaddedtoit,becomingapartofEnglishlanguage.【2014.6】最近中国科学院(ChineseAcademyofScience)出版了关于其最新科学发现与未来一年展望的年度系列报告。系列报告包括三部分：科学发展报告，高技术发展报告，中国可持续战略报告。第一份报告包含中国科学家的最新发现，诸如新粒子研究与H7N9病毒研究的突破。该报告还突出强调了未来几年需要关注的问题。第二份报告公布了一些应用科学研究的热门领域，如3D打印和人造器官研究。第三份报告呼吁加强顶层设计，以消除工业升级中的结构性障碍，并促进节能减排。ChineseAcademyofSciencerecentlypublishedanannualreportaboutitslatestscientificfindingsandtheprospectofthenextyear.Thereportconsistsofthreeparts:sciencedevelopment,moreadvancedtechnologydevelopmentandthesustainablestrategyofChina.ThefirstoneincludesthelatestfindingsofChinesescientists,suchastheresearchofnewparticleandthebreakthroughinthestudyofH7N9virus.Furthermore,ithighlightssomeproblemsweneedtofocusinnextfewyears.Thesecondoneannouncessomeheatedfieldsinappliedscience.Forexample,the3-dimensionprintandthestudyofhumanorgans.Thethirdonesuggestspeopleenhancethetopdesigninordertogetridofthestructuralobstaclesinindustrialupgradingandtopromotetheenergy-savingandemission-reduction.【2014.6】北京计划未来三年投资7600亿元治理污染，从减少pm2.5排放入手。这一新公布的计划旨在减少四种主要污染源，包括500万辆机动车的尾气排放、周边地区燃煤、来自北方的沙尘暴和本地的建筑灰尘，另外850亿元用于新建或升级城市垃圾处理和污水处理设施，加上300亿元投资未来三年的植树造林。市政府还计划建造一批水循环利用工厂，并制止违章建筑，以改善环境。另外，北京还将更严厉地处罚违反减排规定的行为。Beijingisgoingtoinvest760billionyuaninnextthreeyearstocontrolpollution,beginningwithcuttingdowntheemissionofPM2.5.Thisnewlyannouncedprojectaimstoreducefourmajorsourcesofpollution,includingexhaustfrom5000thousandmotorvehicles,coal-burninginsurroundingareas,sandstormsfromthenorthandlocalconstructiondust.Another85billionyuanisusedtobuildorupgradethefacilitiesofdisposinggarbageandsewageofthecity.Inaddition,30billiontosupportafforestationprogramsinnextthreeyears.Themunicipalgovernmentalsoplanstoconstructsomeplantstousecyclewater,banningillegalconstructionstomodifytheenvironment.Furthermore,Beijingwillpunishthosewhoviolatetherulesofemission-reductionmoreseverely.【2014.12】反应在艺术和文学中的乡村生活理想是中国文明的重要特征。这在很大