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　　宫保鸡丁(Kung Pao Chicken)由鸡丁、花生和红辣椒做成，是著名的传统川菜。这道菜以晚清时期的官员丁宝桢的名字命名。据说，丁宝桢很喜欢吃，尤其是 “爆炒鸡丁”。丁宝桢在四川做巡抚(governor)时，他常常以爆炒鸡丁宴请宾客。为了迎合四川宾客的口味，丁宝桢改良了他最爱的“爆炒鸡丁”，加入了红辣椒。结果， 辣的鸡丁比以前更美味。丁宝桢后来被授予“太子少保(Palace Guardian)”的官衔， 也就是“宫保”。为了纪念丁宝桢，人们把他最爱的这道菜命名为“宫保鸡丁”。

　　Kung Pao Chicken, made with diced chicken, peanutsand chili pepper, is a famous traditional Sichuandish. It was named after Ding Baozhen, a courtofficial in the late Qing Dynasty. It is said thatMr.Ding was fond of food, especially “stir-fried dicedchicken”. While he was governor in Sichuan Province, he often entertained his guests with thisdish. In order to cater to his Sichuan guests' taste, Ding improved his favorite “stir-fried dicedchicken” by putting chili pepper into the ingredients. As a result, the dish with its spicy flavorwas more delicious than ever. Since Ding was later granted the title “Palace Guardian”，alsocalled Kung Pao, people named his favorite dish “Kung Pao Chicken” in order to commemoratehim.

　　汉字(Chinese characters)是世界上最古老的文字之一，也是使用者最多的文 字。汉字多达6万个，但常用的基本汉字只有6000个左右。据权威专家估计，汉字有5000多年的历史，最初源于记录事情的图片。从古至今，从甲骨文(Jiaguwen) 到我们今天书写用的楷体(Kaiti)，汉字的形式和结构发生了很大改变。历史上， 汉字被朝鲜、日本、越南等国借鉴，因此也促进了国际交流。在现代，中国人民用 各种方法将汉字输人电脑，进行信息处理。事实证明，汉字充满了生机与活力。

　　The Chinese characters are one of the oldest characters in the world, and are used by the most users. Chinese characters are up to 60,000, but only about 6,000 basic ones are often used. As authorities estimate, Chinese characters have a history of over 5,000 years, and they originate from pictures for keeping records. From ancient to modern times, the forms and structures of Chinese characters have changed much, evolving from Jiaguwen (oracle bone script), to Kaiti(regular script) we use now. In history, Chinese characters were borrowed by Korea, Japan, and Vietnam, thereby improving international communication. In modern times, Chinese people have by many means solved the problem of inputting Chinese characters into computers to serve information processing. It has been borne out that Chinese characters are full of vigor and vitality.