In the Tang Dynasty, people started to build kilns tomake bluish white porcelain in Changnan. The bluishwhite porcelain was glittering and had thereputation of artificial jade, so it became famoushome and abroad and was exported to Europe inlarge amount. At that time, Europeans were not able to make porcelain,so porcelain fromChina，especially from Changnan，was warmly welcomed. In Europe，porcelain from Changnanwas luxurious article cherished by everyone, and obtaining even one piece of it would makepeople feel very proud. In this way，Europeans used Changnan as the code name for china(porcelain) and the place of its production，China. Gradually, Europeans forgot the originalmeaning of Changnan，only remembering it is “china”，namely“China”.

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　　1.燒制出一種青白瓷:可譯為make bluish whiteporcelain， 燒制可譯為 make，“青白色的”可譯為bluishwhite。

　　2.色彩晶螢:可譯為glittering,意為“閃閃發光的”。

　　3.遠近聞名:可譯為be famous home and abroad。

　　4.以…為榮:即be proud of,文中譯為…make people feelproud。

　　5.久而久之:理解為“逐漸地”，可用gradually來表達。

　　6.只記得它是瓷器:根據前后句，本句可譯為only remembering it is “china”, 用現在分詞作狀語來表達。

　　當我們提到“過年”的時候，你腦子里首先想到的是什么?有紅燈籠、紅對聯 (couplets)、紅爆竹和紅色的中國結。的確，紅色對于中國人是不可或缺的一種顏色。中國紅意味著平安、喜慶、和諧、團圓，意味著事事順利、祛病除災。有人這么形容中國紅:中國紅吸納了朝陽最富生命力的元素，采擷了晚霞最絢麗迷人的光芒，凝聚著血液最濃稠活躍的成分，融人了相思豆(jequirity)最細膩的情感，浸染了楓葉最成熟的晚秋意象。

　　參考翻譯：

　　When we talk about “Chinese New Year' what occursto your mind first? They are red lanterns, redcouplets, red firecrackers and red Chinese knots.Indeed,red is an indispensable color for Chinesepeople.Chinese red means peace, joy,harmony，and reunion; it also means everything goes well and it can drive away illness anddisaster. Someone describes Chinese red in this way: Chinese red absorbs the most dynamicelement of the rising sun; it picks the most beautiful and charming light of sunset glow;itembodies the thickest and most active ingredient of blood;it contains the most delicateemotions of jequirity;and it shapes the most:mature imagery of maple leaves in late autumn.

　　每種文化都有自己的行為準則，中國也不例外。在中國，跟別人打招呼時，你或者點個頭，或者微微鞠個躬。握手也很常見，但你要等到中國朋友先伸手才可以。另外，與西方社會的做法截然相反，中國人不太喜歡被陌生人觸碰。所以不 要輕易地觸碰別人，除非你完全有這樣的必要。最后一點，根據儒家思想 (Confiicianism)的觀點，老人在任何情況下都應該受到年輕人的尊敬。你應該總是以老人為先，并對他們表本最大的敬意。

　　參考翻譯：

　　Every culture has its rules on how to act，and Chinais no different. In China,to greet someone, you nodyour head，or you bow slightly. Handshakes arealso common, but you should wait for your Chinesepartner to initiate the motion. In addition，asopposed to those found in Western society，Chinese people do not enjoy being touched bystrangers. Don’t touch someone unless you absolutely have to.Finally, from the perspectiveof Confucianism, the elders are to be respected in every situation by those who are younger.You should always acknowledge the elders first,and show the most respect to them.