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Chinese Food Chinese are famous for their cuisine. Chinese are the ultimate gourmet. Especially in south China, they would say theyd eat everything that has four legs besides the dinner table, everything that has two wings besides a plane. Many of the dishes served in China may really surprise newcomers. And many of these dishes are so called medicinal dishes believed to have extraordinary nutritional value, including Shark Fin, Swallow Nest. Snake soup is among the most treasured soups in China. Then there are also snake gall and blood mixed in liquor which supposedly will brighten your eyes. Some westernized Chinese would suggest that if Adam and Eve had been Chinese we humans would still be in the Garden of Eden as they would have eaten the snake. Chopsticks are the main table utensils in China. Chinese children starts with a spoon but will adapt to chopsticks as early as when he just turns one. As a gift chopsticks symbolize straightforwardness, because of its shape. Chinese chopsticks dont have pointed tip, unlike the Japanese style that is refined to pick out the bones for their main diet, fish. Chinese chopsticks are mostly of bamboo, but today there are more and more wooden ones and plastic ones. Foreigners are not expected to use chopsticks proficiently, but if they do, they will give a mighty impression. Therefore before you go to China, go to the local Chinese restaurant, if not to find authentic Chinese food, at least you can practice the use of chopsticks. If in your first meal in China you dont have to use chopsticks, then if you still cant handle the two sticks to pick up a big shrimp in your tenth meal, you show your incompetence in learning and the willingness to learn.包子 stuffed steamed bun 馒头 steamed bun 月饼 mooncake饺子 dumpling面条 noodles烧饼 sesame cake或者 Clay oven rollsbread 面包sausage 香肠beef 牛肉ham 火腿hamburger 汉堡包Sliced chicken soup 鸡丝浓汤Luosong soup 罗宋汤sandwich 三明治我帮你找了一篇：Chinese Cuisine Food Culture As a country that pays great attention to courtesy, our cuisine culture is deep rooted in Chinas history. As a visitor or guest in either a Chinese home or restaurant you will find that table manners are essential and the distinctive courtesies displayed will invariably add to the enjoyment of your meals and keep you in high spirits! Respect First It is really an admirable custom to respect others at the table, including the aged, teachers and guests while taking good care of children. Chinese people stress filial piety all the time. The practice of presenting the best or fine food first to the senior members of the family has been observed for countless generations. In ancient times the common people led a needy life but they still tried their best to support the elder mother or father who took it for granted. Although the hosts in China are all friendly and hospitable, you should also show them respect. Before starting to eat dinner, the host may offer some words of greeting. Guests should not start to eat until the host says, Please enjoy yourself or something like that, otherwise it suggests disrespect and causes displeasure. When hosts place dishes on the table, they will arrange the main courses at the center with the supporting dishes evenly placed around them. When the main dishes are prepared in a decorative form either by cut or other means they will be placed facing the major guests and elder people at the table. This also embodies virtue. On Chopsticks China is the hometown of chopsticks. The culture of chopsticks has a long history in China. The tradition of using chopsticks as tableware was introduced to many other countries in the world such as Vietnam, North Korea and South Korea. The invention of chopsticks reflects the wisdom of Chinese ancient people. A pair of chopsticks, though they look simple, can nip, pick, rip and stir food. Nowadays, chopsticks are considered to be lucky gifts for marriage and other important ceremonies. For more details, please click Chinese Chopsticks. At Important Moments To celebrate the birthday is important moment in ones life. When one is young, usually he will eat noodles before his birthday, because the long noodles indicate the longevity in China, and birthday cake on the actual day. After middle age, his birthday will grander. In addition to the above, peaches in many forms will be added symbolizing the longevity and immortality, as well as delightful couplets and candles. On the wedding day, it is also customary to serve Chinese dates, peanuts, longan and chestnuts together as wish that the couple will soon have a baby in accord with the Chinese proclamation. To most Chinese people, returning home after long absence or departure from home are both significant and there are food customs associated with this. The return home is greeted with noodles and off home while a farewell is offered with dumplings. This is especially popular in northeast China. During the Dragon Boat Festival, though many people cannot reach the river zone to watch the boat race, almost all of them eat the unique food -zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. The festival on that day it is to venerate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan and the people fearing his lack of food, made the special meal for him. Now the food is made in various shapes and sorts. On the eighth day of the last month in the Chinese lunar calendar, people will enjoy a nourishing porridge called La Ba Zhou. In ancient times, monks would kindly share all sorts of food grains with people and made them flavorful porridge on this particular day. People still keep this convention. In Central China, when a baby is born, the happy father will send red boiled eggs to announce the news. Eggs with a black pointed end and dots in an even number such as six or eight, indicates a boys birth; those without a black point and in an odd number like a five or seven will say the baby is a girl. In addition to these, fish has always been used to suggest the accumulation of prosperity and wealth with meals on New Years Eve.李涛:Its interesting that we have 12 Chinese zodiac in China, and you have 12 signs in your culture. 我们中国有十二生肖，而你们西方文化中有十二星座.真有意思。 迈克:Its no coincidence, I think. We do have many things in common, I mean culture. 我认为这不是巧合.我们有很多共通的东西.我指文化方面. 李涛:You speak like a scholar today, forget about it. Lets say something more trivial. What is your sign? 你今天说话像个学者。咱们换个话题吧。谈点凡人琐事。你的星座是什么? 迈克:Im Aries. Why? 我是白羊座.为什么问这个? 李涛:Lately Im interested in horoscopes and Chinese zodiac. Im curious about these things. 我最近对星座和生肖感兴趣.我对它们很好奇。 迈克:Really? Do you believe in them? 真的吗?你相信星座命理? 李涛:Im not sure. Sometimes the descriptions and analysis sound reasonable. 也许吧。有时候那些描述和分析有些道理。 迈克:I guess so. What is your sign? And is the character description of it true? 可能是。你的星座是什么?它的性格描述准确吗? 李涛:I am Taurus. It says I have a patient, steadfast and reliable personality. I do! 我是金牛座.金牛座的人个性耐心.坚定而且可靠.我就是这样的! 迈克:I think so too. You are such a nice person. 的确。你人很好。 李涛:Thank you. To be frank, I dont believe those predictions days or months fortunes. 谢谢。但老实说，我不相信那些每天或每月运势的预测。 迈克:Me either. 我也不相信。Best College Majors by SalaryWhile some go to college to expand their mind and cultivate themselves, others have a far more mercenary goal in mind: They just want to make money. Theres nothing wrong with either choice. However, the reason you choose to go to college will impact what major you decide to take. If youre looking to make a lot of money right out of college, these are majors you should look into. All figures are from PayS.EngineeringThe data is clear: When you want to make a pile of money, you go into engineering. Seven of the ten top-earning majors are engineering majors, with all of the top six being engineering majors. The best-paid engineering majors are petroleum, chemical, electrical, materials, aerospace and computer engineering. Petroleum engineers start at about $97,000 per year and are making $155,000 by mid-career. The lowest-paid engineers in the top ten are nuclear engineers, who start at a paltry $65,000 and only early what entry-level petroleum engineers make by mid-career. Still, engineering isnt for everyone: Youd better be very good at math if you decide to make this your vocation.PhysicsIn seventh place overall is physics. Physicists come out of college earning a respectable $49,800 per year, and are making a handsome $101,000 per year by mid-career. This is another place where youre going to have to be good at applied mathematics to even get through college, let alone make a career at. Still, for the person interested in working with their mind and their hands, this can be a a great choice of major. It can also be a good choice for those who want to teach, though graduate study would be required to teach at the college level.Applied MathematicsIt goes without saying that this is another major where you need to be good at math. Mathematicians work in a variety of fields, including alongside many of the engineers and physicists mentioned above. Its common for mathematicians to work for the federal government at places like the National Institute of Standards and Technology and NASA. Mathematicians start out making about $52,000 per year but are earning around $98,000 by mid-career.Computer ScienceDifferent from computer engineering which deals with hardware, computer science is the discipline dedicated to computer software. Its probably not too surprising that computer science majors are among the top earning majors in the United States, or that they are highly employable. As the world increasingly becomes plugged in at all times (think mobile technology and the apps boom), computer science majors might not even need employment in many cases they might be able to get by just by freelancing or by making their own products and selling them directly to the public. Computer science majors start out earning just over $52,000 per year and are earning $98,000 per year by the time they move into mid-career.EconomicsYouve probably noticed a pattern by now: Virtually all of the top paying college majors require a lot of math. Economics is no exception to this rule, but its probably the closest thing to a humanity that weve seen on the list so far. Youll definitely be reading a lot of stuff that isnt math when you pursue an economics degree, but youre also going to be crunching a lot of numbers. Still, it doesnt take an economics major to figure out that making $47,000 a year once you get out of college isnt bad and earning $94,000 annually at mid-career is nothing to sneeze at, either.StatisticsStatistically speaking, people who are good at math earn more money than people who arent. Statistics is a fascinating area of study and, like economics, resembles a humanity in some ways, specifically philosophy. In statistics youll learn not just how to create statistical projects, but also what different types of statistics actually mean. The discipline is about a lot more than math its about learning what numbers say about the world we live in. Entry-level statisticians earn $49,000, with mid-career professionals making $93,000.Picking A MajorNo one is suggesting that you do something you hate for the sake of earning money. However, if you have any interest in the above areas, theyre worth considering as majors. It will certainly help you pay off your student loans faster.耶鲁的毕业生们，我很抱歉如果你们不喜欢这样的开场。我想请你们为我做一件事。请你-好好看一看周围，看一看站在你左边的同学，看一看站在你右边的同学。 请你设想这样的情况：从现在起5年之后，10年之后，或30年之后，今天站在你左边的这个人会是一个失败者；右边的这个人，同样，也是个失败者。而你，站在中间的家伙，你以为会怎样？一样是失败者。失败的经历。失败的优等生。 说实话，今天我站在这里，并没有看到一千个毕业生的灿烂未来。我没有看到一千个行业的一千名卓越领导者，我只看到了一千个失败者。你们感到沮丧，这是可以理解的。为什么，我，埃里森，一个退学生，竟然在美国最具声望的学府里这样厚颜地散布异端？我来告诉你原因。因为，我，埃里森，这个行星上第二富有的人，是个退学生，而你不是。因为比尔盖茨，这个行星上最富有的人就目前而言-是个退学生，而你不是。因为艾伦，这个行星上第三富有的人，也退了学，而你没有。再来一点证据吧，因为戴尔，这个行星上第九富有的人他的排位还在不断上升，也是个退学生。而你，不是。 .你们非常沮丧，这是可以理解的。 你们将来需要这些有用的工作习惯。你将来需要这种治疗。你需要它们，因为你没辍学，所以你永远不会成为世界上最富有的人。哦，当然，你可以，也许，以你的方式进步到第10位，第11位，就像Steve。但，我没有告诉你他在为谁工作，是吧？ 根据记载，他是研究生时辍的学，开化得稍晚了些。 现在，我猜想你们中间很多人，也许是绝大多数人，正在琢磨，我能做什么？ 我究竟有没有前途？当然没有。太晚了，你们已经吸收了太多东西，以为自己懂得太多。你们再也不是19岁了。你们有了内置的帽子，哦，我指的可不是你们脑袋上的学位帽。 嗯.你们已经非常沮丧啦。这是可以理解的。所以，现在可能是讨论实质的时候啦 绝不是为了你们，2000年毕业生。你们已经被报销，不予考虑了。我想，你们就偷偷摸摸去干那年薪20万的可怜工作吧，在那里，工资单是由你两年前辍学的同班同学签字开出来的。事实上，我是寄希望于眼下还没有毕业的同学。我要对他们说，离开这里。收拾好你的东西，带着你的点子，别再回来。退学吧，开始行动。 我要告诉你，一顶帽子一套学位服必然要让你沦落.就像这些保安马上要把我从这个讲台上撵走一样必然.（此时，Larry被带离了讲台） Graduates of Yale University, I apologize if you have endured this type of prologue before, but I want you to do something for me. Please, take a ood look around you. Look at the classmate on your left. Look at the classmate on your right. Now, consider this: five years from now, 10 years from now, even 30 years from now, odds are the person on your left is going to be a loser. The person on your right, meanwhile, will also be a loser. And you, in the middle? What can you expect? Loser. Loserhood. Loser Cum Laude. In fact, as I look out before me today, I dont see a thousand hopes for a bright tomorrow. I dont see a thousand future leaders in a thousand industries. I see a thousand losers. Youre upset. Thats understandable. After all, how can I, Lawrence Larry Ellison, college dropout, have the audacity to spout such heresy to the graduating class of one of the nations most prestigious institutions? Ill tell you why. Because I, Lawrence Larry Ellison, second richest man on the planet, am a college dropout, and you are not. Because Bill Gates, richest man on the planet - for now, anyway - is a college dropout, and you are not. Because Paul Allen, the third richest man on the planet, dropped out of college, and you did not. And for good measure, because Michael Dell, No. 9 on the list and moving up fast, is a college dropout, and you, yet again, are not. Hmm . . . youre very upset. Thats understandable. So let me stroke your egos for a moment by pointing out, quite sincerely, that your diplomas were not attained in vain. Most of you, I imagine, have spent four to five years here, and in many ways what youve learned and endured will serve you well in the years ahead. Youve established good work habits. Youve established a network of people that will help you down the road. And youve established what will be lifelong relationships with the word therapy. All that of is good. For in truth, you will need that network. You will need those strong work habits. You will need that therapy. You will need them because you didnt drop out, and so you will never be among the richest people in the world. Oh sure, you may, perhaps, work your way up to No. 10 or No. 11, like Steve Ballmer. But then, I dont have to tell you who he really works for, do I? And for the record, he dropped out of grad school. Bit of a late bloomer. Finally, I realize that many of you, and hopefully by now most of you, are wondering, Is there anything I can do? Is there any hope for me at all? Actually, no. Its too late. Youve absorbed too much, think you know too much. Youre not 19 anymore. You have a built-in cap, and Im not referring to the mortar boards on your heads. Hmm. youre really very upset. Thats understandable. So perhaps this would be a good time to bring up the silver lining. Not for you, Class of 00. You are a write-off, so Ill let you slink off to your pathetic $200,000-a-year jobs, where your checks will be signed by former classmates who dropped out two years ago. Instead, I want to give hope to any underclassmen here today. I say to you, and I cant stress this enough: leave. Pack your things and your ideas and dont come back. Drop out. Start up. For I can tell you that a cap and gown will keep you down just as surely as these security guards dragging me off this stage are keeping me down . . . (At this point The Oracle CEO was ushered off stage.) =另外一简短版本=富豪贬耶鲁 在美国耶鲁大学300周年校庆之际，全球第二大软件公司“甲骨文”的行政总裁、世界第四富豪艾里森应邀参加典礼。艾里森当着耶鲁大学校长、教师、校友的面，说出一番惊世骇俗的话。他说：“所有哈佛大学、耶鲁大学等名校的师生都自以为是成功者，其实，你们都是失败者，因为你们以比尔盖茨为荣，而比尔盖茨却并不以在哈佛读过书为荣。”这番话令全场听众目瞪口呆。 他接着说：“众多最优秀的人才非但不以哈佛、