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有了冰箱和冷藏技术之后，冰淇淋制造业也随之蓬勃发展，一九一九年美国制造了一亿五千万加仑的冰淇淋。今天，只要走几步路，你就可以在住处附近的冰淇淋店好好地享用一番了，唯一的困难是选择何种口味的冰淇淋。
With the advent of freezers and mechanical refrigeration, ice cream production soared, with 150 million gallons of ice cream being made in the U.S. in 1919. Today, one simply has to walk down to his or her local ice cream shop to enjoy ice cream. The only difficulty is which flavor to choose.
(Source: wwenglish.com)
Pick up a sesame seed but lose sight of a watermelon.
Play a harp before a cow.
Paper can’t wrap up a fire.
Reshape one’s foot to try to fit into a new shoe.
Regular feet can’t be affected by irregular shoes.
(Source: ancienthistory.mrdonn.org)
In the art world China not only remembers its traditions but is working hard to recreate and refresh them.
Recognized opera artists from the Yangtze River Delta are gathered in Shanghai for the next month.
The event aims to illuminate the fortes of the different operatic traditions. But more than that, it aims to assemble the strongest elements from those traditions, to create a unique cultural card for the region.
Opera lovers scrambled for the Shanghai Yifu Stage to see the Huangmei Opera performance. The company’s lead actress Wu Qiong has been away from the Shanghai stage for more than a decade.
During the month-long event, 15 performances from four different operatic genres will be staged by six troupes. All are from around the Yangtze River Delta.
Up to now, 15 thousand people have come out to the shows. About one third say it’s their first visit to a performance of traditional opera.
Organizers say the event not only promotes the traditional arts in modern society, it also is a positive attempt to create interaction among different cultures around the Yangtze River Delta.
Lin Hongming, general manager of Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, said, “The Yangtze River Delta is one of the areas which boosts strongest cultural resources in the country. As a Chinese theatre, it’s our task to introduce world arts to Chinese audiences. We should also do our bit for our national culture.”
Along with the development of the Yangtze River Delta economic zone in recent years, local governments have placed emphasis on cultural cooperation and exchange across the region.
One example is the multi-media show “Era”. The long-running Shanghai stage sensation won contracts with a dozen travel agencies in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. The agencies sell show tickets and help with promotion. At last report, the show had earned 100 million yuan, or about 14 million US dollars.
Organizers plan more shows during the next two years and to bring the performances to a wider audience.
(Source: en.beijing2008.cn)
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