世界節(jié)假日博覽 第125期:世界巧克力日

World Chocolate Day must be one of the best holidays in the world. It’s such a great idea. It could be the most celebrated holiday in the world. Everyone loves chocolate. It is probably the most popular food ever. It is also probably the most popular flavor in the world. No one knows where Chocolate Day came from. Perhaps it was a secret marketing campaign by chocolate makers. On this day, we celebrate our love for this sweet and spoil ourselves. Start the day with chocolate spread on your toast. Take a bag of chocolates to work and give them to your workmates; a bar of chocolate for your boss. Enjoy a piece of chocolate cake for dessert and wash it down with a mug of hot chocolate. You have another 364 days to lose the calories!

世界巧克力日一定是世界上最美妙的節(jié)日。舉辦該節(jié)真是妙哉。它或許是全球慶祝范圍最廣的節(jié)日。無(wú)人不愛(ài)巧克力。也或許是全球最受歡迎的食物。它的味道也最受人們喜愛(ài)。關(guān)于巧克力日的起源無(wú)人知曉。它很有可能是巧克力制造商的一次秘密營(yíng)銷活動(dòng)。在這一天，我們表達(dá)對(duì)巧克力的熱愛(ài)，無(wú)節(jié)制地享用巧克力。將巧克力涂抹在吐司上。上班帶一袋巧克力，將巧克力分給同事；分給老板享用。享用巧克力蛋糕，飲用一杯巧克力熱飲。剩下的日子就交給你消耗卡路里了！


Chocolate comes from the seed of the tropical cacao tree. Cacao has been grown for thousands of years in Central America and Mexico. Historians believe chocolate was first produced in Mexico by the Aztecs. The word 'chocolate’ comes from an Aztec word for a drink made from the cacao seed. The product of the cacao seed has a very bitter taste. The chocolate we know and love contains sugar, milk and milk powder. Chocolate contains chemicals that can be good for us. Scientists say it can lower our blood pressure and make us feel positive. It also gives us a tasty energy boost and makes our brain more active. It’s not all good news though. Too much chocolate can make us fat and give us tooth decay.

巧克力來(lái)源于熱帶植物可可樹(shù)的種子。在中美洲和墨西哥地區(qū)，可可樹(shù)種植已有數(shù)千年時(shí)間。歷史學(xué)家認(rèn)為，阿茲特克人率先在墨西哥制作了巧克力。“chocolate”一詞來(lái)源于阿茲特克語(yǔ)，意為由可可種子制成的飲料。可可豆本身是苦的。我們所喜愛(ài)的巧克力加入了糖、牛奶以及奶粉。巧克力所含有的化學(xué)物質(zhì)有益健康?？茖W(xué)家認(rèn)為，它可降低血壓，保持積極向上的心態(tài)。它為我們傳遞能量，讓大腦更加活躍。但它并非百利而無(wú)一害。食用過(guò)多可致肥胖和齲齒。