【英语翻译1.ThoughchopsticksareusedinmanyAsiancountries,theyhavetheirbeginninginChina.ChinesehistorysaysthattheChinesehadchopsticksasfarastheXiaDynasty(朝代)(about4,00yearsago).IntheSpringandAutumnPeriod(时期)c】

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　　1.ThoughchopsticksareusedinmanyAsiancountries,theyhavetheirbeginninginChina.ChinesehistorysaysthattheChinesehadchopsticksasfarastheXiaDynasty(朝代)(about4,00yearsago).IntheSpringandAutumnPeriod(时期)copperandironchopsticksappeared.WiththeHanDynastylacquered(上漆)chopstickscame,followedbygoldandsilverchopsticksstilllater.Todaywehavechopsticksmadeofplastics.Themostexpensivearemadeofpartoftusksofelephantsandhardgreenstone.

　　ChopstickstellChinesetraditionintheirway.Inancient(古代的)timestherichusedhardgreenstoneorgoldchop-stickstoshowtheirwealth(富有).Inhistorymanykingsusedsilverchopstickstotaketheirfoodtoseeifitwaspoisonous(有毒的).Itwassaidthatifitwas,thesilverchopstickswouldturncolour.Chopsticksaretraditionallygiventoadaughterwhenshemarriestoshowthattheyshouldhaveasonverysoon,for“Chopsticks”inChineseispronouncedlike“quickason”!

　　TianzhuchopsticksfromHangzhou,woodenchopsticksfromShanyangofShanxiProvince,andBeijing’schopsticksarewell-known.

　　Manywesterners,businessmen,touristsputaside(一边)theirknivesandforksinfavour(爱好)ofchopsticksinChina.ChopsticksappearedintheoldChinesestory:anoldmanteacheshissonsalessonbyshowinghowhecouldeasilybreakasinglechopstickbutnotanumberofthem.InChina,chopsticksareconnectedwithgoodluck.Soonthecountry’sNewYear’sEvemanyfamilieswilllayoutnewchopsticksatdinnersasawayofmakingrequestsforluck.

　　2.UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会）ispartoftheUN.Itwasfoundedin1946afterthewarinEuropetohelpchildren.Thesepoorchildren'sliveswerechangedbecauseofthewaratthattime.Now,UNICEFworksallovertheworld.Itprovidescleanwater,foodandeaucationforchildreninmanycountrties.Itwantschildrentobehappyandtogotoschool.ItcollectsmoneybysellingChristmasclothesandorganizingotheractivities.Ithelpsgovernmentsandfamilies.Theyshouldbehelpedwhentheyareindeed.Theyshouldallbetreatedwithkindness.