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China Post has unveiled the first “Tiger Stamp” to mark the coming of 2010’s new zodiac animal. Meanwhile, the China National Philatelic Corporation has issued its own Tiger Gold Stamp. The stamp for 2010, the year of the Tiger in China’s lunar calendar, has been launched for public sales nationwide. Designers with Tsinghua University put the animal along with a traditional red Chinese character that means “luck” on the stamp. It symbolizes luck and happiness that the tiger will bring to people in the coming lunar new year. The tiger is the third of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals. Chinese believe the king of the jungle is vigorous and will bring peace. The animal is also the traditional guardian of wealth. China released the first zodiac stamp in 1980, the year of the Monkey. It then became a tradition of commemorating each new year with a special issue stamp. The tradition went a step further this year, as a gold issue of the “Tiger Stamp” was released by the China National Philatelic Corporation. It has the same design and size as the paper version. Notes: unveil v. 推出 zodiac n. (中国的)属相、十二生肖 the China National Philatelic Corporation 中国集邮总公司 issue v. 发行 lunar calendar 农历 traditional adj. 传统的 jungle n. 丛林,密林 vigorous adj. 有力的；强壮的 commemorate v. 纪念 Life·E-生活 Garlic （大蒜） is probably the healthiest food you should take. Garlic isn’t likely to help with your social life. If you eat too much of it, you will get bad breath, but it may actually save your life! Used widely by Egyptian Pharaohs （埃及的法老） as well as the ancient （古代的） Chinese, garlic is known. The Egyptians even fed garlic to their slaves (奴隶) to keep them healthy. For those suffering from high blood pressure, high cholesterol （胆固醇）, heart disease, garlic should become their best friend. Garlic can lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Studies have shown that just one clove （瓣） of garlic daily is enough to reduce cholesterol. Garlic is also good for treatment of