◇到了11世纪中期，毕昇（约970一1051）使用胶泥活字发明了 活字印刷术。是印刷史上的一大革命。 By the mid 11th century a man named Bi Sheng (?970- 1051)invented a more practical method known as movable type print-it was truly a printing revolution ◇元朝时，中国人又用硬木、金属锡制成活字模子，对活字印刷 术进行了较大改进。 In the Yuan Dynasty the common material for manufacturing movable type was hard woods or metal,quite an improvement over the older clay moldedcharacters. >与此同时，受中国影响，古代朝鲜和日本也积极探索活字印刷 的技术。活字印刷术在这一时期传到了伊朗及阿拉伯地区，之 后又传到了非洲和欧洲。 At the same time Korea and Japan started to adopt this technology from China and before long it had spread to Iran and the Arab world followed by Europe and Africa
到了11世纪中期，毕昇（约970—1051）使用胶泥活字发明了 活字印刷术。是印刷史上的一大革命。 By the mid 11th century a man named Bi Sheng (?970– 1051)invented a more practical method known as movable type print——it was truly a printing revolution. 元朝时，中国人又用硬木、金属锡制成活字模子，对活字印刷 术进行了较大改进。 In the Yuan Dynasty the common material for manufacturing movable type was hard woods or metal, quite an improvement over the older clay moldedcharacters. 与此同时，受中国影响，古代朝鲜和日本也积极探索活字印刷 的技术。活字印刷术在这一时期传到了伊朗及阿拉伯地区，之 后又传到了非洲和欧洲。 At the same time Korea and Japan started to adopt this technology from China and before long it had spread to Iran and the Arab world followed by Europe and Africa
中国的丝绸和陶瓷 The Silk and Porcelain of China
中国的丝绸和陶瓷 The Silk and Porcelain of China
读前思考Pre-reading Questions 1.你知道古罗马的凯撒大帝看戏时穿的丝绸来自哪里吗？ 这些名贵的丝织品是通过什么路线、如何传到古罗马 帝国的？ Do you know where did the silk worn by Gaius Julius Caesar of ancient Rome come from?How and on which route did this valuable silk spread to ancient Rome? 2.中国古代的瓷器有哪些特点？为什么能够畅销世界千 余年？ What are the features of ancient Chinese porcelain? Why can china be popular in the world for more than a thousand years?
读前思考 Pre-reading Questions 1.你知道古罗马的凯撒大帝看戏时穿的丝绸来自哪里吗？ 这些名贵的丝织品是通过什么路线、如何传到古罗马 帝国的？ Do you know where did the silk worn by Gaius Julius Caesar of ancient Rome come from? How and on which route did this valuable silk spread to ancient Rome? 2.中国古代的瓷器有哪些特点？为什么能够畅销世界千 余年？ What are the features of ancient Chinese porcelain? Why can china be popular in the world for more than a thousand years?
精彩华美的中国丝绸 The Brilliant Chinese Silk > 中国人织造丝绸的历史十分悠 久，在商代丝绸织造在当时社会生 产中已占据一定的地位。周秦以后， 丝织业更加发达，丝绸的产量也 不断提高。 >The history of sericulture in China is truly ancient,as provedby the fact that the words for silk,silkworm and thread all appear in ancient Shang 漂亮的丝织品 era oracle bone inscriptions. Beautiful silk products
精彩华美的中国丝绸 The Brilliant Chinese Silk 中国人织造丝绸的历史十分悠 久， 在商代丝绸织造在当时社会生 产中已占据一定的地位。周秦以后， 丝织业 更加发达，丝绸的产量也 不断提高。 The history of sericulture in China is truly ancient, as provedby the fact that the words for silk, silkworm and thread all appear in ancient Shang era oracle bone inscriptions. 漂亮的丝织品 Beautiful silk products
多 蠶 桑 silkworm mulberry tree