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What two things did Kang Jian want to buy in America?
在美国，康健想买哪两样东西？
Where were they made?
他们是哪里产的？
The Difficult Search for American Products in the US
在美国很难找到美国的产品
If you go to another country, what kinds of things would you buy?
如果你去另一个国家，你会买什么种类的东西呢？
Would you buy a camera in Japan, some beautiful clothes in France, or a watch in Switzerland?
你会在日本买相机，法国买一些漂亮的衣服，还是在瑞士买手表呢？
No matter what you may buy, you might think those products were made in those countries.
无论你可能买什么，你都会认为那些东西都是在那些国家制造的。
However, you could be wrong.
然而，你错了。
Kang Jian is a 17-year-old student from Shanghai.
康健是一个17岁的上海学生。
Last year he went to visit his aunt and uncle in San Francisco.
去年他去旧金山拜访了他的叔叔和阿姨。
He found it interesting that so many products in the local shops were made in China.
他发现当地的很多商品是中国制造的，这很有趣。
"I wanted to buy a toy car for my cousin,
"我想给我的表弟买一个玩具车，
but even though most of the toys were American brands, they were made in China."
即使大多数玩具是美国牌子，但是他们却是中国制造的。
Toys are not the only things made in China.
玩具不是唯一一种中国制造的东西。
"I wanted to buy a pair of basketball shoes," he explains.
他解释说："我想买一双篮球鞋"
"But I had to visit five or six stores before finding a pair made in America!"
但是我要逛五六个店才能找到一双美国制造的鞋！"
He realized that Americans can hardly avoid buying products made in China.
他意识到美国人几乎不能避免买中国制造的商品。
"In fact," he continues,
"事实上，"他继续说道，
"there were many other things there made in China-footballs, handbags, pet food, mobile phones.
"这里有许多其他中国制造的东西--足球，手提包，宠物食品，手机。
Even American flags are made in China!"
甚至美国的国旗也是中国制造的！
Kang Jian thinks it's great that China is so good at making these everyday things.
康健认为中国善于制造这些日常用品非常好。
However, he wishes that in the future China will also get better at making high-technology products that people can buy in all parts of the world.
然而，他希望在将来，人们可以在世界各地买到中国制造的更好的高科技产品。
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