摘要
直至今日,许多中国人仍然难忘《宝葫芦的秘密》这部经典老片,它曾经给他们的金色童年带来欢乐。从此,人们常用“宝葫芦”特指秘密“武器”或秘方。葫芦虽小藏天地,这种在中国具有7,000年历史,形态独特的植物可谓用途广泛——从药用价值、日常用途、乐器制作到五花八门的实用工艺品,不一而足……
Many Chinese still remember the old film Secrets of Treasure Gourds, which brought pleasure to their childhoods. In the film, the hero, a pupil named Wang Bao, discovered a treasure gourd, which could give him anything he wanted. Eventually, the lazy boy learned a tough lesson: That he should work diligently for the things he wanted. As the film won the favor of numerous Chinese, the term "treasure gourds" became widely used to refer to some secret weapons or recipes. Gourds, which are unique-shaped plants,...
