C-E Translation of lesson 9
? Some people say that tofu (bean curd) was invented by the Japanese, but it is not true.
? Bean curd has always been a native Chinese food.
? Chinese people have been eating it for over two thousand years. ? In the past, people called it the meat for the poor.
? Since the Ming Dynasty rich people started to eat it.
? Scientists have been trying to find out who and when it was invented, but so far no one knows exactly who and when. ? But most archaeologists [ ?ɑ?k?'?l?d??st] think tofu originated during the ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Han Dynasty.
There is a retired couple in Pudong, Shanghai.
The husband’s name is Wang Tianpeng and the wife’s name is Zhang Wen. Their children are all grown up.
One is at Shanghai University and the other is married.
Every day they did not have much to do at home, and loneliness was so much a part of their life.
They wanted very much to find something to do just to keep themselves busy. One day after lunch the wife said they could run a wife-and-husband nursery (day-care center).
Because there were no day-care centers nearby, the husband agreed to her idea.
For them, running a nursery is not that hard, as both of them were primary school teachers before retirement.
They told their idea to the neighborhood committee and it supported their idea strongly.
Soon their day-care center started. Things have worked out fine.
Many people who live nearby sent their children to their day-care center. People say they have done a good thing.
Now they are busy every day but with great joy. (They are pleased with the busy life.)
