盤點(diǎn)：中國十大突出壯舉 （五）

餃子

The humble dumpling has been elevated to art form in China.

不起眼的餃子在中國已經(jīng)被提升到藝術(shù)境界了。

Nowhere can you find a diversity and sophistication that matches China's exhaustive list of dumpling variations.

中國餃子變化無窮，再找不到其他東西能與之多樣性和復(fù)雜性相匹配。

Sure, many cuisines boast a savory or sweet dumpling, maybe even a fried dumpling, but China's got dumplings with transparent wrappers (the classic dim sum, har gow), dumplings in a mouth-numbing sauce (Sichuan's signature longchaoshou), dumplings that burst with soup at first bite (xiaolongbao), dumplings made with fish meat dough (Chiu Chow-style) ... let's just stop there or we'll be here all day.

當(dāng)然，餃子的烹飪方法有很多，有甜的、咸的，還有煎炸的，但中國的餃子還有透明包裝的經(jīng)典點(diǎn)心、蝦餃，口感略麻的四川龍抄手，灌湯的小籠包，用魚肉面團(tuán)做成的潮州式餃……種類繁多，單單列舉的話我們就得用上一整天。

The dumpling is also a marker of auspicious things in China: families gather during New Year celebrations to wrap and eat dumplings together in the hope of prosperous times ahead.

餃子在中國也是吉祥的標(biāo)志：全家在新年時(shí)團(tuán)聚，一起包餃子，吃餃子，盼望來年的生活蒸蒸日上。

Olympic opening ceremonies

奧運(yùn)開幕式

The world is still shaking in its boots from the raucous display of totalitarian jazz hands that opened the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.

在頂級(jí)爵士樂手帶來的震撼中，2008年北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)的大幕拉開。整個(gè)世界為之顫抖。

There's no denying it was the opening ceremony that made all others tremble in shock and awe.

你無法否認(rèn)它使得其它所有開幕式黯然失色。

The hour-long cinematic showcase, directed by celebrated filmmaker Zhang Yimou, incorporated every Chinese art form, from ink painting to acrobatics to tai chi and opera.

長達(dá)一小時(shí)電影般的展示，由中國著名導(dǎo)演張藝謀執(zhí)導(dǎo)。他將中國人熟知的藝術(shù)形式融入其中：水墨畫、雜技、太極和京劇。

It succeeded in stirring patriotism at home and inspiring new fans abroad.

北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)的舉辦成功地激起了舉國民眾的愛國精神，使國外的朋友對(duì)中國有了一個(gè)全新的認(rèn)識(shí)。