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每年的清明定在二十四节气的春分后的第十五天，清明节是子孙们去扫墓祭祖的节日，人们会带祭品前往祭祖，同时打扫和清理墓啤。今年(2005)的清明节是公历4月5日。

 清 明 上 河 图

清明节的传统

    Ancestor worship is a Chinese tradition dating back thousands of years.

    中国祭祀祖先的传统已有数千年之久。

    Also known as the Grave-sweeping or Spring Remembrance, Ching Ming ('clear and bright'), is when Chinese families show their respect by visiting the graves of their ancestors to clear away weeds, touch up gravestone inscriptions and make offerings of wine and fruit.

    清明时，中国阖家前往祭拜祖先，同时把祖坟修饰一下，把杂草清除。然后准备一些牺牲、酒和水果作为对

So as you refill those plastic water bottles, battle the heat with these tips. What you eat, drink Avoid very cold beverages, which can cause stomach cramps. Don't wait until you are thirsty to drink fluids. You could already be dehydrated. If you're active outdoors, drink a minimum of 16-32 ounces of water each hour. Eat foods high in water content: The best are cucumbers, oranges, apples and watermelon. Eat low-sodium foods: Raw almonds, fruits, vegetables, other unsalted nuts. High-sodium foods will make you more thirsty and more dehydrated. Careful outdoors Wear a minimum SPF15 sunscreen. Rest frequently in shade to let your body's temperature recover. Limit outdoor ac

In the 14th century (AD 1280-1368) in the Yuan Dynasty of Genghis Khan, mooncakes helped bring about a revolution.

A Chinese rebel leader named Liu Fu Tong devised a plan to arouse the Chinese people to rise up against the ruling Mongols, to end the oppressive Yuan dynasty.

He obtained permission from the Mongolian leaders to give gifts to friends as a symbolic gesture, to honor the longevity of the Mongolian Emperor. These gifts were round mooncakes.

Liu's plan was to place a piece of paper with the date of the revolt inside each mooncake, to inform his followers when to rise up. The coup date was the fifteenth night of the eighth month.

When the people cut open the cakes and found the message, they set out on that appointed day to overthrow the Mongols, thus ending the Yuan dynasty.

Today, far from exotic and heroic deeds, Chinese commun

 great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight (P.B.Shelley, British poet)
伟大的诗篇即是永远喷出智慧和欢欣之水的喷泉。(英国诗人 雪莱 P B)

A novel is a mirror walking along a main road. (Stendhcl,French writer)
一部小说犹如一面在大街上走的镜子。(法国作家 司汤达)

A picture is a poem without words. (Horace, ancient Roman poet)
一幅画是一首没有文字的诗歌。(古罗马诗人 贺拉斯)

A poet is a man who puts up a ladder to a star and climbs it while playing a violin. (E.de Goncourt, French writer)
诗人是这样的人，他架起通向星星的梯子——一边爬梯子一边拉提琴。(法国作家 龚古尔 E)

A poet is born, not made. (L.A.Florus, Ancient Roman poet)
诗人靠天分，不是靠培养。(古罗马诗人 弗洛鲁 L A)

Any one who conducts an argument by appealing to authourity is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory. (Da Vinci, Italian painter)
一个借着引经据典来辩论的人，不是在运用自己的才智，他是在运用自己

A certain amount of care or pain or trouble is necessary for every man at all times .A ship without a ballast is unstable and will not go straight. (Arthur Schopenhauer. Geman philosopher)
一定的忧愁、痛苦或烦恼，对每个人都是时时必需的。一艘船如果没有压舱物，便不会稳定，不能朝着目的地一直前进。(德国哲学家 叔本华 A)

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears. (Michel Eyquem Montaigne, French essayist)
害怕痛苦的人已经在承受他所害怕 的痛苦了。(法国散文家 蒙田 M E)

As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have least wit are the greatest babblers. (Plato , Ancient Greek Philosopher)
正像空容器发出的声音最大，智力最低者最善于唠叨不休。(古希腊哲学家 柏拉图)

Better one suffer, than a nation grieve. (John Drydon, British poet)
宁可一人受苦，不使民族悲伤。(英国诗人 德莱顿 J)

Between grief and nothing I will take grief. (William Faulkner, American writer)
在悲痛与虚无之间，我愿意选择悲痛

A friendship founded on business is better than business founded on friendship. (John Davision Rockefeller, American businessman)
建立在商务基础上的友谊胜过建立在友谊基础上的商务。(美国实业家 洛克菲勒 J D.)

Advertising may be described as the science of arresting human in-telligence long enough to get money from it. (Leacock Stephen, Canadian economist)
广告可被视为一种长久蒙蔽人类智慧以期从中赚钱的技巧。(加拿大经济学家 斯蒂芬 L)

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income. (Samuel Butler, British writer)
世人莫不怀着一种与生俱来的欲望，要把支出超过收入，此乃一切进步的动力。(英国作家 勃特勒. S.)

Avarice , the apur of industry. (David Hume, Bdritish Philosopher)
贪婪是工业的兴奋剂。(英国哲学家 休谟 D)

Business? That's very simple---- it's other people's money. (Alexandre Dumas, French novelist)
做生意吗？ 那太简单了——叫别人掏钱包。(法国小说家 小仲