The Mixing Bowl

The Mixing Bowl here is a legend about the invention of firecrackers. Over 2, 000 years ago, a chef in the Chinese army mixed three powders together in a bowl. He accidentally dropped the bowl and it burst into beautiful flames. The chef got excited. He put the powders in a bamboo shoot. It exploded. BANG! The firecracker was born. Today, we still play with firecrackers. People use them during important events such as festivals and celebrations. Playing with them can be dangerous. You can burn or hurt yourself when you light a firecracker. Or you could start a fire if the firecracker lands on something flammable. But people still love them.

鞭炮的发明 关于鞭炮的发明有一个传说。 2000多年前，中国军队的一位厨师将三种粉混合在一个碗里。他不小心把碗掉在地上，碗起火了。 厨师很兴奋。他把药粉放进竹笋里。它爆炸了。砰!爆竹就这样诞生了。 今天，我们仍然在玩鞭炮。人们在节日和庆典等重要活动中使用它们。 和它们玩是很危险的。当你点燃爆竹时，你可能会烧伤或受伤。或者，如果爆竹落在在易燃的东西上，你可以生火。但人们仍然喜欢它们。

From frecrackers came rockets. Today, we send rockets deep into space to other planets. So next time you see a rocket take off into space, think about that little chef and his bowl full of powder. If only he knew what he had started!

从爆竹中传来了火箭。今天，我们把火箭发射到太空深处的其他星球。 所以，下次你看到火箭飞向太空时，想想厨师和他满碗的粉末。 要是他知道他开启了这些就好了。