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1、9.Chinesefans中国扇子A:FansseemtohavespecialmeaningsinChineseculture.IhavereceivedanumberofthemasgiftsfrommyChinesefriends.Thefansareverypretty,So,Iassume,theyarenotmeanttobeused.Also,theyaretoocuteforaman,likeme,touse.B:FansusedtobeafavoriteitemforwomeninChina.Youmayhaven
2、oticedthatnearlyallfemalefiguresintraditionalChinesepaintingscarryasilkfan.Inthemoviesofthe1930s,and1940s,fansareaveryvisiblearticleforShanghaiwomenontheBund.Usually,thestructureofthefansismadeofsandalwood,andthefacesaremadeofsilk,orpaper.Becausethefansarealwaysscented
3、,womenwhousethemappear,evenmore,attractive.Fansare,probably,oneofthemostappropriateexpressionsoffemaleelegance.Menalsousefansbut,thesefansare,usually,muchbigger.Men’sfansoftenusevaluablematerialsforthatstructurebut,thefacesarealwayspaintedwithplants,landscapes,orcallig
4、raphy,toexpresstheowner’sstatusandaspirations.A:ButnoneofthefansIhavelookthesameaswhatyoujusttoldme.Thepaintingsarealsodifferent.MinearepaintedwitheitherPekingOperamasks,orChinesedragons.B:Asaresultoftheopen-doorpolicy,fanshavebecomepopularagain,notforpeopletouseathome
5、but,asgiftsforforeigners.However,unlikefansoftheolddays,theonespeopleuseasgiftsnowadaysdonottakealotofcraftsmanshiptomake.Neitherarethematerialsunique.InsomeofthepopulartouristmarketsaroundBeijing,youcanbuytraditionalZhejiangfansmadeofblueprintedcloth.Insteadofsandalwo
6、od,variousScented,substitutematerialsareusedforthestructures.Becausefansaresmall,inexpensiveand,typicallyChinese,manypeopleliketousethemasgiftsfromtheiroverseastrips.IhopeWesternersappreciatethesegifts.A:MyMexicanfriendtoldmethatChinesefansare“allovertheplace”inMexico.
7、Thesameis,probably,trueinChinatownsthroughouttheUnitedStates.B:ThatremindsmeofanarticlebyaChinesewriter.HewrotethattwoformerSovietUnionexpertspaidaspecialvisittoafanfactoryinSuzhouduringthe1960s.Theywantedtobuysomefanstotakehome.Theworkerswereveryexcitedaboutthatvisit.
8、Thefactoryheldameetingofits200workerstodiscusstheproductionplan.TheyweredeterminedtomakethebestfanstheycouldfortheirS
