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* Everyone enjoys the sweet flavor of chocolate 世界巧克力日开启味 觉盛宴 There is nothing like chocolate. Just thinking about it can make your mouth water. September 13 is International chocolate Day, which gives us a good reason to celebrate the world’s most popular sweet. 没有什么东西能像巧克力。只要一想起它可以使你流口水。 9月13日是国际巧克力节，这为我们提供了一个很好的理由为庆祝世界上最受人欢迎的甜点。 Chocolate comes from a civilization（文明）called the Maya .They had a special food called cocoa. The word cocoa means “gift from God”. About five hundred years ago, the Europeans（欧洲人）found the Mayans and used cocoa to make chocolate. 巧克力来自所谓的玛雅文明，他们 有一个特殊的称为可可的食物。这 个词可可意思是“上帝的礼物”。大 约在五百年前，欧洲人发现了玛雅人 用可可来做巧克力。 For centuries, only the rich could enjoy chocolate, and normal people could not get hold of it. All this changed when European companies started to produce chocolate bars in the 19th century。 几个世纪以来，只有有钱人才能享受巧克力，而普通人无法拥有它。这所有的变化都要从19世纪欧洲公司 开始生产巧克力棒说起。 Chocolate comes in different colors and sizes. White, dark and milk chocolate are what people often eat. The biggest chocolate bar ever was made in Italy in 2011 and weighed almost 6 tons! That’s as big as an elephant. 巧克力有不同的颜色和大小。白色的， 黑色的和牛奶巧克力都是人们最经常吃的。有史以来最大的巧克力棒在2011年制造于意大利，而且重量差不多有6吨！那差不多有一头大象那么大。 There are also different shapes（形状） of chocolate and people often take them as holiday gifts. Chocolate bunnies（小兔子）and eggs are popular on Easter, chocolate coins are common on Christmas, and chocolate hearts are great gifts for Valentine’s Day. 那里也有不同形状的巧克力，人们往 往把它们作为节日礼物。流行的复活 节巧克力兔子和鸡蛋，圣诞节常 见的巧克力硬币，和心形巧克力 在情人节都是很好的礼物。 In certain parties and wedding ceremonies（结婚典礼）, chocolate fountains（喷泉）always surprise guests. 在某些聚会和婚礼仪式上，巧克力喷泉总是使客人感到很惊喜。 Lots of people say chocolate is bad for your health. Not necessarily so! Scientists now say i