【原文】“你要茶還是咖啡？”是用餐人常被問到的問題。許多西方人會選咖啡，而中國人則會選茶。相傳，中國的一位帝王于五千年前發(fā)現(xiàn)了茶，并用來治病，在明清(The Qing Dynasties)期間，茶館遍布全國，飲茶在六世紀(jì)傳到日本，但直到18世紀(jì)才傳到歐美。如今，茶是世界上流行的飲料(beverage)之一，茶是中國的瑰寶，也是中國傳統(tǒng)和文化的重要組成部分。
【參考譯文】As for the dinning people, ”Tea or Coffee?” is a question frequently asked. Coffee is usually the Westerns’ first choice, while tea is the preferment of Chinese. Tradition has it that tea is found by one Chinese Emperor, who lived in 5000 years ago. At that time, tea is used to heal sickness. During Ming-Qing dynasties, teahouses are across the country. Tea drinking spread into Japanese as early as in the 6th century, yet it did not spread into Europe and America until the 18th century. Nowadays, tea is one of the most popular beverages all over the world. Tea is the treasure of China and the important component of Chinese tradition and culture.
【原文】信息技術(shù)(Information Technology)，正在飛速的發(fā)展，中國公民也越來越重視信息技術(shù)，有些學(xué)校甚至將信息技術(shù)作為必修課程，對這一現(xiàn)象大家持不同觀點。一部分人認(rèn)為這是沒有必要的，學(xué)生就應(yīng)該學(xué)習(xí)傳統(tǒng)的課程。另一部分人認(rèn)為這是應(yīng)該的，中國就應(yīng)該與時俱進(jìn)。不管怎樣，信息技術(shù)引起廣大人民的重視是一件好事。
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Nowadays, Information Technology is developing rapidly, and Chinese Citizens are putting more emphasis on it. Some schools and universities even make Information Technology one of the compulsory courses. People hold different views on this phenomenon. Some people deem that it is unnecessary to make Information Technology a required course in schools. Students should learn traditional curriculum. While other people think that it should be so, and they hold the attitude that China should keep pace with the times. Anyway, it is a good thing that Information Technology has drawn people’s attention.