北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 20 New Frontiers 1

[00:02.17]Unit 20 New Frontiers Culture Corner
[00:06.79]Ancient Chinese Inventions
[00:09.71]Paper making
[00:11.18]The ancient Chinese invented
[00:13.43]and were using paper about 2000 years ago.
[00:17.36]Early paper in China was made
[00:19.20]from bamboo fiber¹.
[00:21.12]The plant was soaked in water
[00:22.67]and then beaten to a pulp².
[00:24.18]This pulp or paste was then dried
[00:26.42]into fine sheets.
[00:28.28]Because of the invention of paper,
[00:30.63]the Chinese were one of the first nations
[00:32.99]to start producing historical records,
[00:35.20]maps, and literature.
[00:38.76]Printing A Chinese craftsman³ called Bi Sheng
[00:43.28]invented the printing press in 1045 AD.
[00:47.48]Early printing presses were made
[00:49.24]by engraving⁴ wooden blocks with characters.
[00:52.12]The blocks were the arranged to form the words
[00:54.14]on a page.This invention made it much quicker
[00:57.71]and easier toreproduce written work
[01:00.44]and lead to the first ever mass-production
[01:02.82]of books and literature.
[01:05.29]Because books became more widely available
[01:07.39]to the public, general literacy in China
[01:09.99]was considerably⁵ better than anywhere else
[01:12.11]in the world.
[01:12.45]

1 fiber   

n.纤维，纤维质

参考例句：

• The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
• The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。

2 pulp   

n.果肉，纸浆；v.化成纸浆，除去...果肉，制成纸浆

参考例句：

• The pulp of this watermelon is too spongy.这西瓜瓤儿太肉了。
• The company manufactures pulp and paper products.这个公司制造纸浆和纸产品。

3 craftsman   

n.技工，精于一门工艺的匠人

参考例句：

• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
• The craftsman is working up the mass of clay into a toy figure.艺人把一团泥捏成玩具形状。

4 engraving   

n.版画；雕刻（作品）；雕刻艺术；镌版术v.在（硬物）上雕刻（字，画等）( engrave的现在分词 )；将某事物深深印在（记忆或头脑中）

参考例句：

• He collected an old engraving of London Bridge. 他收藏了一张古老的伦敦桥版画。 来自辞典例句
• Some writing has the precision of a steel engraving. 有的字体严谨如同钢刻。 来自辞典例句

5 considerably   

adv.极大地；相当大地；在很大程度上

参考例句：

• The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
• The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。