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Hello China 英文版《你好,中国》选取了100个代表中国传统文化精髓的汉语词汇,从不同侧面反映中国文化的博大精深。These are crystalline sugar-coated haws, tanghulu, which is a favourite winter snack for children in northern China.
Legends say that 800 years ago an emperor's concubine was sick and had a poor appetite. A doctor ordered that she eat 10 haws boiled with crystal sugar before dinner. The concubine recovered within half-a-month. Later, the prescription was passed on to ordinary people. People put haws on a stick and dipped them in hot sugar syrup. The syrup turned into a solid coating, like crystals on the haws' surface.
It is a delicious and wholesome traditional snack commonly seen in stores and on streets. The haws are tart and the crystal sugar is sweet.
The special taste often reminds us of our happy childhoods.单词速记:
1. crystalline [ˈkrɪstəlaɪn] adj.结晶的;水晶制的;晶状的;清澈的;透明的;晶莹的crystal 水晶 + ine 形容词后缀 → 结晶体的crystal [ˈkrɪstl] n.结晶;晶体;水晶(如石英,用于制作珠宝饰物);水晶玻璃古代希腊人最初见到水晶这种矿物质时,不知为何物。他们看到这种物质和石头一样硬,却又像冰一样晶莹剔透,因此认为是石化的冰,所以在希腊语中称之为krystallos,来自kryos(frost,冰冻)。该词进入拉丁语后变成crystallus,经由法语进入英语后变成了crystal。crystal不仅可以表示水晶,还可以表示其他各种结晶体。Diamond is the crystalline form of the element carbon.2. haw [hɔː] int.嚯嚯(文学作品中表示笑声,尤指嘲弄或轻蔑的笑声) n.山楂果(informal) 犹豫不决;支支吾吾;嗯嗯呃呃to take a long time to make a decision or before you say sthThe quality control of solidity in the course of haw jelly production3. concubine [ˈkɑːŋkjubaɪn] n.(尤指旧时某些社会里的)妾,姨太太,小老婆con 共同 + cub 躺 + ine 表女人 → 一起躺着的女人 → 情妇She'll soon be the concubine of an old man.4. prescription [prɪˈskrɪpʃn] n.处方;药方;医生开的药;开处方;开药 pre 前;预先 + script 写 + ion,prescript 的名词 → 处方;命令The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics.5. syrup [ˈsɪrəp] n.糖水(罐头水果常用);糖浆For breakfast I had a thick slice of bread and syrup6. wholesome [ˈhoʊlsəm] adj.有益健康的;有道德的;有良好道德影响的词源: 来自whole的古义,健康的,词源同healthy,some形容词后缀。They're trying to show clean, wholesome, decent movies7. tart [tɑːrt] n.甜果馅饼;放荡的女人;骚货;妓女;野鸡 adj.酸的;酸涩的;尖酸的;刻薄的;辛辣的 vt.将某人打扮得妖艳;将某物装饰得俗气
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