The sugar paste is used both as a sweetener and to ease coughing and stimulate one’s appetite. You can buy pear sugar paste in the Shanghai Pear Sugar Paste shop in the Yuyuan Store.

有人说，梨糖膏已超过1300多年的历史。第一糖酱店开设了城隍庙，上海，超过100年以前。业主善于经营的业务，使糖糊在中国和外国著名。

糖酱是既作为甜味剂，缓解咳嗽，刺激人的食欲。你可以在上海买梨糖粘贴在豫园店中店梨糖酱。

(Source: culture.chinese.cn)

More than 430 artists will stage 75 shows in the following week to showcase the colorful cultures of central China’s Hunan Province.

The week features performances with a Hunan flavor and an intangible cultural heritage exhibition at the Baosteel Stage and Celebration Square.

Hunan recreates Taohuayuan (The Land of Peach Blossoms) – inspired by the masterpiece “Peach Blossom Spring” – at its 600-square-meter exhibition for the 2010 World Expo. It aims to display the model of a highly eco-friendly, cozy and dream-like place for living.

Xu Shousheng, deputy secretary of the Hunan Provincial CPC Committee and acting governor of Hunan Province, welcomed visitors from home and abroad to the Hunan Pavilion to appreciate the glamour of Taohuayuan and the beauty of Hunan, at the opening ceremony this morning.

Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng said the week displays Hunan’s history, culture and aspiration for a good future and he believed the week should promote the cooperation and exchange between Shanghai and Hunan.

Wang Jinzhen, a member of the National Organizing Committee of the Expo and vice chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, said the Expo is a platform for Hunan to expand promotion and strengthen exchange and cooperation with the world.

(Source: en.expo2010.cn)

Egypt celebrates its National Pavilion Day today with exotic Nubian dance, belly dance and other traditional entertainment.

Today marks the 57th anniversary of the victory of the Egyptian Revolution, therefore, Egypt chose July 23 as its National Pavilion Day, Ahmed Rezk Mohamed Rezk, Egyptian ambassador to China, said at this morning’s official ceremony at the Expo Center.

Egypt attached great importance to its participation in the Expo and the cultural artifacts it displays at the Expo showcases the deep friendship between the two countries, he noted. Egypt unveiled eight national treasures at the Shanghai Expo, including a large statue of the Pharaoh Amenhotep IV. Egypt rarely sends these pieces outside the country and sent the best ones to China this time because it is the largest Expo ever organized, said Egypt’s Commissioner General Sherif A. Salem earlier.

Zhao Zhenyu, China’s deputy commissioner general for World Expo 2010, said the 2010 Expo provides an opportunity to further the strategic partnership between the two nations, which would further expand their cultural exchange and deepen their friendship.

The pavilion in Zone C is themed “Cairo, Mother of the World: A City That Keeps Reinventing Itself” and it features the splendors of Egypt’s pharaonic past and its modern city life.

The modern-looking exterior is black and white. The interior exhibits Egypt’s long history and rich culture, including spectacular video, slides and relics.

Historic preservation is a major theme which explores how Egypt faces the challenges of the present and the future based on past experience.

The importance of the capital Cairo to Egypt, the region and the world is emphasized. Visitors will see a diverse city of impressive social, economic and technological development.

(Source: en.expo2010.cn)

The soup must be boiled for a long time, and the noodles must be cooked for immediate consumption. Some slender green onion slices are added just before eating the soup.

平原汤面条是上海的特殊小吃。其他城市一样菜，它很便宜，但并不简单。纯汤面条的成分，必须经过精心挑选。

煮沸的汤要很长一段时间，而且必须立即面条煮熟。一些细长葱片加入前吃汤。

(Source: culture.chinese.cn)

例句与用法：

1. 他把硬币倒过来，仔细检查。He reversed the coin and examined it carefully.
2. 出国前我必须进行体格检查。I have to have a medical examination before going abroad.
3. 她在医院里接受了全面检查。She underwent a thorough examination at the hospital.
4. 你应该查字典找出这个单词的正确读音。You should look up the right pronunciation of this word in the dictionary.
5. 你可以在词汇表里查这个词。You can look up this word in the vocabulary.
6. 医生仔细检查了她的身体。The doctor examined her carefully.
7. 公司雇佣了一名侦探来调查这次事故。The company hired a detective to investigate the accident.
8. 他的陈述促使他们去调查。His representation influenced them to investigate.

获得提升
A：嘿，道格！昨天的会开得怎么样了？我知道这让你盼望已久了。
B：棒极了！我被提升了。
A：太好了。你什么时候接管工作？
B：新年以后。

(Source: wwenglish.com)

Introduction:

In big cities, such as Beijing or Shanghai, with many tourist attractions, hotels have become the temporarily accommodation for moderately paid ordinary tourists, which are cheaper than star-rated hotels, but provide worse environment than the latter, with public toilets or bathing rooms only.

Text:

Pinyin: 旅馆 [lǚguǎn]

Grammar:

旅 [lǚ]: 旅行[lǚxíng] (travel), 旅客[lǚkè] (traveler)

馆[guǎn]: 饭馆 [fànguǎn](restaurant), 旅馆[lǚguǎn] (hotel), 图书馆 [túshūguǎn](library)

Common collocation:

一家旅馆[yìjiā lǚguǎn](a hotel)

住旅馆[zhùlǚguǎn](stay in a hotel)

Wǒ zànshí zhùzài lǚguǎn lǐ。

我 暂时 住在 旅馆 里。

I am staying in at the hotel temporarily.

Characters: 旅 馆

(Source: resource.chinese.cn)

例句与用法：

1. 人们总是把老师比喻为燃烧的蜡烛。Teachers are often compared to burning candles.
2. 蜡烛被风吹灭了。The candle was blown out by the wind.
3. 他一口气吹灭了蜡烛。He blew out the candles with a single puff.
4. 他把蜡烛放在银烛台上。He put the candle on the silver candlestick.
5. 他点燃了生日蛋糕上的小蜡烛。He lit the candles on the birthday cake.
6. 我们点燃了蜡烛，蜡烛照亮了房间。We lit the candle and the candle lit the room.
7. 蜡烛是由石蜡做成的。Candles are made of paraffin wax.
8. 他点燃了一支蜡烛。He lit up a wax candle.

(Source: dict.cn)

Hunan is displaying its traditional culture and arts at the 2010 World Expo, ranging from embroidery to porcelain painting and tea art, in celebration of Hunan Week kicking off today.

The aim was to promote cultural exchange with the world. On-the-spot performances will also be staged.

The culture show at the Expo Village will run through February, 2011.

(Source: en.expo2010.cn)

Introduction:

Green is the color of the postal service. Mailing a letter (weighting within 100 grams) to a local address will cost you eight Jiao RMB, and 12 Jiao RMB is needed if you mail a letter to people in other cities or towns in China. You will be charged five to seven Yuan RMB if you mail a letter (weighting within 20 grams) to foreign countries. Sending time varies due to the distance. A local letter needs two days to arrive and a letter to other cities or towns needs one day longer than the local one. However, with the popularity of email and the acceleration of artificial speed, the postal service inevitably faces challenges in terms of price and speed. From August, 2008, a city express mail service was initiated in Beijing, which guaranteed same-day delivery for the same price as before, thus making life much easier for locals.

Text:

Pinyin：
zhōngguó yóuzhèng（běnbù wàibù）
中　国　邮　政　（　外埠 本埠）
Zhong guo you zheng (ben bu, wai bu)

yóuzhèng xìntǒng
邮政　　信筒
You zheng xin xiang (mailbox)

Grammar：
邮政：“邮政局”的简称。百姓通常把邮政局成为“邮局”。
邮政[yóuzhèng](post): abbreviation for “post office”. People always call the post office “post”.

Wǒ qù yóujú jìxìn。
我 去 邮局 寄信。
(I’m going to the post office to mail a letter)

Wǒ děi qù yítàng yóujú，gěi péngyǒu jì shū。
我 得 去 一趟 邮局， 给 朋 友 寄书。
( I must go to the post office to mail books to my friend).

yóu zhèng xìn tǒng
邮 政 信 筒：简称“邮筒”。
(mailbox), or, simply, you xiang (mailbox)

Nǐ kě yǐ bǎ xìn zhí jiē tóu jìn yóu tǒng。
你 可以把 信 直 接 投 进 邮 筒。
(You can put letters directly into the mailbox).

Characters: 中 国 邮

(Source: resource.chinese.cn)