冬至雖然是中國的傳統節日，但是各地的習俗卻不一樣。下面有小編整理的關於冬至習俗的英語四級翻譯素材，歡迎大家閱讀!
在中國北方的一些地區，冬至要喝餃子湯;其他一些地區的居民則會吃餃子，他們認爲吃餃子可以免受來年的霜凍。然而，在南方，最常見的慶祝方法是一家人聚到一起，吃上一頓用紅豆和糯米做成的飯，他們相信這樣可以驅鬼辟邪。還有一些地區會吃湯圓。冬至的湯圓也可能會被用於祭祀，或者饋贈親友。臺灣人甚至還保留着向祖先進貢九層糕的習俗。他們用糯米粉捏成雞、鴨、龜、豬、牛、羊等象徵福祿壽的動物，然後用蒸籠分層蒸熟。
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In some parts of north China, people have jiaozi soup on this day; while residents of some other places eat jiaozi, saying doing so will keep them from frost in the upcoming winter. But in south China, it is commonplace for the whole family to get together to have a meal made of red beans and glutinous rice. They believe, by doing this, they can drive away ghosts and other evil things. In other places, people also eat tangyuan, a kind of stuffed small dumpling ball made of glutinous rice flour. The Winter Solstice rice dumplings may be used as sacrifices to ancestors, or gifts for friends and relatives. The Taiwanese even keep the custom of offering nine-layer cakes to their ancestors. They made cakes in the shape of chicken, duck, tortoise, pig, cow or sheep with glutinous rice flour and steam them on different layers of a pot. These animals all signify auspiciousness in Chinese tradition.
相聲相聲(cross talk)是一種中國曲藝(Quyi)表演藝術，它起源於華北地區的.民間說唱曲藝，在明朝即已盛行。大多數的相聲來自於我們的日常生活。還有一些改編自民間笑話、歷史人物、事件和文字遊戲。最著名的相聲表演藝術家有馬三立、侯寶林、馬季、姜昆等。相聲在一代又一代表演者的努力下，一直是深受知識分子和平民喜愛的國民藝術。
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Cross talk is one of Chinese Quyi performing originated from the folk vocal art and has enjoyed a popularity since the Ming of the cross talks come from our daily e are also some adapted from folk jokes,historical figures,events and word best-known performers are Ma Sanli,Hou Baolin,Ma Ji,Jiang Kun,s talk has been a national art popular among both highbrows and lowbrows with the efforts of performers generation after generation.
睡眠紊亂我們的身體夜晚需要休息，白天需要清醒。大多數人每晚需要8到8.5個小時的睡眠才能正常運轉。找到更多的時間、更好的睡眠方法可能是個挑戰。科學家已經確認了80多種不同的睡眠紊亂症(sleep disorders)。有些睡眠紊亂症是遺傳的。但是，許多睡眠紊亂症是由於熬夜，經常跨時區旅行以及上夜班而引起的。
參考翻譯：Sleep Disorders
Our bodies want to sleep at night and be awake during the day. Most women and men need between eight and eight and a half hours of sleep a night to function properly throughout their ing ways to get more and better sleep can be a challenge. Scientists have identified more than 80 different sleep disorders. Some sleeping disorders are genetic. But many problems are caused by staying up late and by traveling frequently between time zone or by working nights.
