二. 饺子（Dumplings）Dumplings are one of the Chinese people’s favorite traditional dishes. According to an ancient Chinese legend, dumplings were first made by the medical saint---Zhang Zhongjing. There are three steps involved in making dumplings: 1) make dumpling wrappers out of dumpling flour; 2) prepare the dumpling stuffing; 3) make dumplings and boil them. With thin and elastic dough skin, fresh and tender stuffing, delicious taste, and unique shapes, dumplings are worth eating hundreds of times. There’s an old saying that claims, “Nothing could be more delicious than dumplings”.
During the Spring Festival and other holidays, or when treating relatives and friends, Chinese people like to follow the auspicious custom of eating dumplings. To Chinese people who show high reverence for family love, having dumplings at the moment the old year is replaced by the new is an essential part of bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new year.
饺子是深受中国人民喜爱的传统食品 。相传为古代医圣张仲景发明 。饺子的制作是包括：1） 擀皮、2） 备馅、3） 包馅水煮三个步骤 。其特点是皮薄馅嫩，味道鲜美，形状独特，百食不厌 。民间有“好吃不过饺子”的俗语 。中国人接亲待客、逢年过节都有包饺子吃的习俗，寓意吉利 。对崇尚亲情的中国人来说，“更岁交子”吃饺子，更是欢度除夕、辞旧迎新必不可少的内容 。
三. 筷子（Chinese Chopsticks）The Chinese way of eating with chopsticks is unique in the world. The recorded history of chopsticks started more than three thousand years ago. Chopsticks were named zhu in ancient Chinese. They look deceptively simple to use, but possess multi-various functions, such as clamping, turning over, lifting up, raking, stirring, scooping, poking, tearing, and so on. Chopsticks were taken as an auspicious mascot by ordinary people in ancient China.
For example, the partial tone of chopsticks is often used by people as a metaphor at weddings to indicate a blessing or benediction for the couple to have a baby soon. Unlike using a knife and fork or one’s own hands, a pair of chopsticks also implies the meaning of “Harmony is what matters”. Chopsticks are highly praised by Westerners as a hallmark of ancient oriental civilization.
中国人使用筷子就餐的方式在世界上独树一帜 。有史记载用筷的历史已有三千多年 。筷子古时称为箸，它看似简单，但却同时具有夹、拨、挑、扒、拌、撮、戳、撕等多种功能 。中国民间视筷子为吉祥之物，如婚俗中将筷子隐喻为快生贵子的祝福等 。与使用刀叉以及手抓的 方式不同，成双结对的筷子含有“和为贵“的意蕴 。西方人赞誉筷子是古老的东方文明 。
【拓展1】The Story of Chopsticks（1） 筷子的故事⑴Chopsticks are used every day in China.
⑵Now I'd like to take this opportunity to share their interesting history with you.
⑶I think you'll agree that even an ordinary item used in daily life can have a fascinating story.
⑷Although chopsticks originated in China, they are widely used in many Asian countries.
⑸The first chopsticks were made from bone and jade.
⑹In the Spring and Autumn period, copper and iron chopsticks came into being.
⑺In ancient times, the rich used jade or gold chopsticks to display their wealth.
⑻Many kings and emperor s used silver chopsticks to see if their food had been poisoned.
⑼Chopsticks are traditionally placed in brides' dowries,because "chopsticks" in Chinese is pronounced "kuaizi", which sounds like "get a son soon."
⑽Many foreign friends try to use chopsticks when they visit China.
⑾Even the former president of the United States Richard Nixon, used chopsticks at the welcoming banquet held in his honor.
⑿As soon as he left his table, a foreign diplomat grabbed his chopsticks as a historical souvenir.

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