英语翻译

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英语翻译
1.Though chopsticks are used in many Asian countries,they have their beginning in China.Chinese history says that the Chinese had chopsticks as far as the Xia Dynasty(朝代)(about 4,00 years ago).In the Spring and Autumn Period(时期) copper and iron chopsticks appeared.With the Han Dynasty lacquered(上漆) chopsticks came,followed by gold and silver chopsticks still later.Today we have chopsticks made of plastics.The most expensive are made of part of tusks of elephants and hard green stone.
Chopsticks tell Chinese tradition in their way.In ancient (古代的) times the rich used hard green stone or gold chop-sticks to show their wealth(富有).In history many kings used silver chopsticks to take their food to see if it was poisonous(有毒的).It was said that if it was,the silver chopsticks would turn colour.Chopsticks are traditionally given to a daughter when she marries to show that they should have a son very soon,for “Chopsticks” in Chinese is pronounced like “quick a son”!
Tianzhu chopsticks from Hangzhou,wooden chopsticks from Shanyang of Shanxi Province,and Beijing’s chopsticks are well-known.
Many westerners,businessmen,tourists put aside(一边) their knives and forks in favour(爱好) of chopsticks in China.Chopsticks appeared in the old Chinese story:an old man teaches his sons a lesson by showing how he could easily break a single chopstick but not a number of them.In China,chopsticks are connected with good luck.So on the country’s New Year’s Eve many families will lay out new chopsticks at dinners as a way of making requests for luck.
2.UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会） is part of the UN.It was founded in 1946 after the war in Europe to help children.These poor children's lives were changed because of the war at that time.Now,UNICEF works all over the world.It provides clean water,food and eaucation for children in many countrties.It wants children to be happy and to go to school.It collects money by selling Christmas clothes and organizing other activities.It helps governments and families.They should be helped when they are indeed.They should all be treated with kindness.

答案

1 尽管在众多亚洲国家都有使用筷子,但是筷子却起源于中国.由中国历史可知中国在夏朝（大概四百年前）就出现筷子了.在春秋时期铜筷和铁筷就出现了.到了汉朝则有了漆筷,紧接着又出现了金筷和银筷.如今我们有了塑料筷子.最昂贵的筷子是象牙筷和翡翠筷.
筷子以其特有的方式展示了中国的传统.在古代,富人们使用翡翠筷或金筷以显示其富有.历史上许多帝王使用银筷夹食物检测其是否有毒.据说如果有毒的话筷子就会变色.传统上,当女儿出嫁时,会被赠与筷子,预示其将很快得子,因为筷子在汉语里的发音同于“快子”.
杭州的天竺筷,山西山阳的木筷,还有北京的筷子都很有名.
许多西方人,商人,旅客在中国更喜欢使用筷子而不是刀叉.筷子在一个中国的古老的故事中出现过：一个老人教导他的儿子,一支筷子容易折断而一把筷子却不能.在中国,筷子和幸运相关.因此在元旦前夜许多家庭在餐桌上使用新的筷子以祈求幸运.
2. 联合国儿童基金会是联合国的一部分.它成立于1946年欧洲战争结束之后,并用以帮助儿童.当时,这些贫困儿童的生活因战争而发生了改变.现在,联合国儿童基金会遍布全球.它为众多国家的儿童提供干净的水,食物和教育.它希望孩子们能够幸福并且能够走进学堂.基金会通过义卖圣诞服装和组织其他活动来筹集资金,它帮助了政府和家庭.他们确实应该受到帮助.他们应该得到仁慈的对待.