The funny thing: Most Americans assume fortune cookies are from China because they get them from Chinese restaurants.

有趣的是，大部分美国人以为幸运饼产于中国，因为这些小饼子是中餐馆打发的。

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In China the crane is a symbol of good fortune and longevity.

在中国，鹤是好运和长寿的象征。

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In another reversal of fortune, China, because of its closed financial sector, has been largely shielded from the toxic mortgage-backed securities that brought down many of the world's Banks.

真是风水轮流转。由于中国的金融业对海外是封闭的，在按揭证券使得许多国家的银行破产的情况下，中国却几乎独善其身。

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But as China's fortune's rise, more of that wealth is going into fewer hands.

CNN: New leaders face China's wealth divide

Australia's good fortune relies on China avoiding a stumble.

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An Indian, Dorabjee Nowrajee, who made his fortune selling opium into China, set up the Kowloon Ferry Company in 1888.

BBC: Hong Kong: Where worlds collide