Holiday economy refers to an economic model in which people spend holidays in shopping and consuming intensively, thus pushing forward the development of economy. The main economic feature of holiday economy is consuming, and the main cultural feature of it is leisure and traveling. There are many debates on the advantages and disadvantages of holiday economy. Many people, especially some economists, are in favor of it, for it stimulates the domestic demands. However, many people are not in favor of it, believing that it brings heavy pressure on the traffic and causes overcrowding and safety problems.

Falling on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, Dragon Boat Festival, also named Double Fifth Festival, is a festival with the longest history in China. It is said that this festival is to commemorate the poet Qu Yuan, who served as a minister in the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period. Unwilling to see his country be invaded, he committed suicide by drowning himself in the river on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. After his suicide, the fishermen searched for his body by sailing their boats down the fiver and other people threw food such as rice and eggs into the river, hoping that the fish and other animals would not eat Qu Yuan's body but eat the food instead. That's also why Dragon Boat Festival has developed the tradition of eating Zongzi and holding dragon boat races.

In the past seven years, China's real estate industry 1 has developed in a record high speed 2. For those who earn less but are eager to own a decent and comfortable place of their own in a big city, the high housing price is a heavy burden that they cannot afford. For this reason 3, the government has taken a series of measures 4 to prevent the housing price from rising too fast, including raising interest rates, increasing taxes on real estate, etc. Presently, these measures have achieved initial effects 5 in some cities.

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   1. 房地产业：翻译为real estate industry。
   2. 前所未有的高速增长：翻译为a record high speed。
   3. 鉴于这一状况：可以根据上下文的语境转译为for this reason。
   4. 采取一系列的措施：翻译为take a series of measures。
   5. 取得初步成效：翻译为achieve initial effects。

With just a click of the mouse, shoppers can buy nearly any product online, from groceries to cars, from insurance policies to home loans. The world of electronic commerce enables consumers to shop at thousands of online stores and pay for their purchases without leaving the comfortable home. Consumers expect merchants not only to make their products available on the Web, but also to make payments a simple and secure process. Of course, online shoppers need to be cautious to make their online shopping experiences enjoyable and safe.

The Silk Road is a trade route in ancient China. It started from the ancient capital Chang'an that was the center of politics, economy and culture in ancient China, and stretched all the way to Central Asia, North Africa and Europe. Its original function was to export the silk Produced in China. As time went by, the Silk Road gradually became a main road connecting the East and the West, promoting the economic and cultural exchanges between the two parties. Later, some experts call all the trade routes between China and the West "the Silk Road|.