1. 四大发明英语简介!
The Four Great Inventions 四大发明
The Compass 指南针
Diagram of a Ming dynasty mariner's compass
Main article: Compass
The earliest reference to magnetism in Chinese literature is found in a 4th century BC book called Book of the Devil Valley Master (鬼谷子): "The lodestone makes iron come or it attracts it."
The earliest reference to a magnetic device used as a "direction finder" is in a Song Dynasty book dated to AD 1040-44. Here there is a description of an iron "south-pointing fish" floating in a bowl of water, aligning itself to the south. The device is recommended as a means of orientation "in the obscurity of the night." However, the first suspended magnetic needle compass was written of by Shen Kuo in his book of AD 1088.
For most of Chinese history, the compass that remained in use was in the form of a magnetic needle floating in a bowl of water. According to Needham, the Chinese in the Song Dynasty and continuing Yuan Dynasty did make use of a dry compass, although this type never became as widely used in China as the wet compass.
The dry compass used in China was a dry suspension compass, a wooden frame crafted in the shape of a turtle hung upside down by a board, with the loadstone sealed in by wax, and if rotated, the needle at the tail would always point in the northern cardinal direction. Although the 14th century European compass-card in box frame and dry pivot needle was adopted in China after its use was taken by Japanese pirates in the 16th century (who had in turn learned of it from Europeans), the Chinese design of the suspended dry compass persisted in use well into the 18th century.
Gunpowder 火药
Handgun from the Yuan dynasty, circa 1300s.
Main article: History of gunpowder
The prevailing academic consensus is that gunpowder was discovered in the 9th century by Chinese alchemists searching for an elixir of immortality. By the time the Song Dynasty treatise, Wujing Zongyao (武经总要), was written by Zeng Gongliang and Yang Weide in AD 1044, the various Chinese formulas for gunpowder held levels of nitrate in the range of 27% to 50%. By the end of the 12th century, Chinese formulas of gunpowder had a level of nitrate capable of bursting through cast iron metal containers, in the form of the earliest hollow, gunpowder-filled grenade bombs.
In AD 1280, the bomb store of the large gunpowder arsenal at Weiyang accidentally caught fire, which proced such a massive explosion that a team of Chinese inspectors at the site a week later deced that some 100 guards had been killed instantly, with wooden beams and pillars blown sky high and landing at a distance of over 10 li (~2 mi. or ~3.2 km) away from the explosion.
By the time of Jiao Yu and his Huolongjing in the mid 14th century, the explosive potential of gunpowder was perfected, as the level of nitrate in gunpowder formulas had risen to a range of 12% to 91%, with at least 6 different formulas in use that are considered to have maximum explosive potential for gunpowder. By that time, the Chinese had discovered how to create explosive cannonballs by packing their hollow shells with this nitrate-enhanced gunpowder.
Papermaking 造纸术
Hemp wrapping paper, China, circa 100 BC
Main article: Papermaking
Further information: Science and technology of the Han Dynasty
Papermaking has traditionally been traced to China about AD 105, when Cai Lun, an official attached to the Imperial court ring the Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 220), created a sheet of paper using mulberry and other bast fibres along with fishnets, old rags, and hemp waste. However a recent archaeological discovery has been reported from near Dunhuang of paper with writing on it dating to 8 BC.
While paper used for wrapping and padding was used in China since the 2nd century BC, paper used as a writing medium only became widespread by the 3rd century. By the 6th century in China, sheets of paper were beginning to be used for toilet paper as well. During the Tang Dynasty (AD 618–907) paper was folded and sewn into square bags to preserve the flavor of tea. The Song Dynasty (AD 960–1279) that followed was the first government to issue paper currency.
Printing 印刷术
Main article: History of typography in East Asia
The Chinese invention of Woodblock printing, at some point before the first dated book in 868 (the Diamond Sutra), proced the world's first print culture. According to A. Hyatt Mayor, curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "it was the Chinese who really discovered the means of communication that was to dominate until our age." Woodblock printing was better suited to Chinese characters than movable type, which the Chinese also invented, but which did not replace woodblock printing. Western printing presses, although introced in the 16th century, were not widely used in China until the 19th century. China, along with Korea, was one of the last countries to adopt them.
The intricate frontispiece of the Diamond Sutra from Tang Dynasty China, AD 868 (British Museum)
Woodblock printing for textiles, on the other hand, preceded text printing by centuries in all cultures, and is first found in China at around 220, then Egypt in the 4th century, and reached Europe by the 14th century or before, via the Islamic world, and by around 1400 was being used on paper for old master prints and playing cards. In another analysis Hyatt Mayor states that "a little before 1400 Europeans had enough paper to begin making holy images and playing cards in woodcut. They need not have learned woodcut from the Chinese, because they had been using woodblocks for about 1,000 years to stamp designs on linen."
Printing in China was further advanced by the 11th century, as it was written by the Song Dynasty scientist and statesman Shen Kuo (1031-1095) that the common artisan Bi Sheng (990-1051) invented ceramic movable type printing.Then there were those such as Wang Zhen (fl. 1290-1333) and Hua Sui (1439-1513), the former of whom invented wooden movable type printing in China, the latter of whom invented metal movable type printing in China. Movable type printing was a tedious process if one were to assemble thousands of indivial characters for the printing of simply one or a few books, but if used for printing thousands of books, the process was efficient and rapid enough to be successful and highly employed. Indeed, there were many cities in China where movable type printing, in wooden and metal form, was adopted by the enterprises of wealthy local families or large private instries. The Qing Dynasty court sponsored enormous printing projects using woodblock movable type printing ring the 18th century. Although superseded by western printing techniques, woodblock movable type printing remains in use in isolated communities in China.
2. 关于“世界上最有用的发明物”的英语作文
I think the most important modern invention is the Internet. With the Internet, we can do many things. For example, we can shop, learn knowledge, listen to music, and watch movies online. The Internet makes the world smaller. We can meet and talk to friends and relatives far away without spending a lot of money. We can also post our blogs online so our friends can know what we are doing by visiting our websites like QQ Space. Internet makes our life more exciting and easier.
3. 写一篇有关于发明物的英语作文
4. 发明家英语介绍
英语属于印欧语系中日耳曼语族下的西日耳曼语支,由古代从欧洲大陆移民大不列颠岛的盎格鲁、撒克逊和朱特部落的日耳曼人所说的语言演变而来,并通过英国的殖民活动传播到世界各地。
早期日耳曼人部落(弗里西族、盎格鲁族、撒克逊族与朱特族)移民到英格兰,英语就是从他们的语言中变化继承下来。据《盎格鲁撒克逊编年史》记载,公元449年左右,不列颠群岛国王伏提庚(Vortigern)邀请“盎格鲁亲戚们”来帮助他对抗皮克特人。作为回报,他赐予盎格鲁族东南部的领土。随后他又进一步寻求支援,撒克逊族、盎格鲁族与朱特族人纷纷前来。《编年史》记载,最终这些“移民”建立了七个王国:诺森伯利亚、麦西亚、东盎格利亚、肯特、埃塞克斯、苏塞克斯、威塞克斯。
日尔曼人入侵后,统治了当地的凯尔特语民族,本地语言主要於苏格兰、威尔士、康沃尔与爱尔兰存活了下来。这些入侵者的语言逐渐形成了“古英语”,与近代弗里西语极为相象。English(英格兰人、英语)、England(英格兰)和East Anglia(东盎格利亚)这三个词是分别从描绘盎格鲁族的词汇发展而来:Englisc、 Angelcynn、Englaland。
1066年诺曼征服后三百年内,英格兰的国王只讲法语。因此一大批法语词汇进入了古英语,古英语本身也失去了大部分曲折变化,进化为中古英语。1500年左右的元音大推移将中古英语变形为近代英语。古英语最著名的文学作品是《贝奥武夫》,中古英语则是《坎特伯雷故事集》。
近代英语在莎士比亚所处的时期开始繁荣,一些学者将之分为早期近代英语与后期近代英语,分界线为1800年左右。随着不列颠对全世界大部分地区的占领和殖民,当地语言也很大程度上影响了英语的发展。
5. 介绍发明的英语作文
The Telephone
The telephone is one of the most welcome and useful inventions.No wonder more and more families have got to use their own telephones today.
The telephone makes things easy in many ways.Especially,after the mobile telephone appears,communication becomes easier and rapider.To students and people going out for business far away from their homes,the telephone can shorten the distance between them and their families.Thus they will get comfort whenever they are homesick or they run into trouble.With the help of the telephone,people can keep in touch with anyone at any time and in any place for urgent help.
All in all,the telephone is so helpful that we can say that nowadays we can not live without the telephone in our daily life.We will further improve the performance of the telephone so as to create better conditions for its development.
电话
电话是目前最受欢迎和最有用的发明之一,怪不得越来越多的人已经使用了自己的电话.
电话在许多方面使事情变得简单,尤其是在移动电话出现以后,通讯变得更加快捷方便.对于那些离家的学生和做生意的人来说,电话缩短了同家人的距离,在此它能蛤想家的人和处在困难中的人一个好的心情.有了电话帮助,人们可以随时随地和任何人联系,寻求紧急帮助.在这种情况下,电话显得尤其重要.
总之,电话是如此有用,以至于如今的日常生活离不开它.我们逐步提高电话功能,为它的发展创造更好的条件.
6. 介绍英国发明物的英语作文初三水平
The four great inventions
Paper: paper is an important chemical processes, the invention of paper is Chinese in the spread of human culture and development make a valuable contribution, is China's chemical history of a major achievement.
The paper also before, oracle bones, bamboo slips and silk silk is used for writing, the ancient recorded material. But e to the rapid development of the economy, culture, bones and bamboo can not meet the demand of development, thus contributing to the improvement of writing tools. At that time people began using small silk made of paper, as the ancient Chinese when paper by hemp thread and silk, and preparation method of rough paper, so the quality is not so good. But the hemp thread and silk has its own role, to use them as a raw material for paper-making, would be greatly restricted, and difficult to get rapid development, to meet the cultural life of the requirement to paper.
7. 写一件东西的发明的英语作文带翻译
I believe that everyone is all too familiar on paper, because the need to use every day. However, the one before us a clean slate, we all know, do and how is it made of? Today, when I was a little guide for everyone who introced.
According to legend, in BC 105 yuan, Cai Lun successfully invented papermaking, paper predecessors, he summed up the experience, through trial and error, with the bark, hemp, rags, old fishing nets and other materials through the down of ramming, , arch, etc. 72 craft, and finally made a practical fiber paper was called "Caihou paper." This kind of paper on the reform and promotion of papermaking have much to contribute.
Later, the continuous development of papermaking, another left-Bo paper, rattan paper, through continuous improvement, and finally became the white we are now common.
After the above introction I papermaking, we all have a certain understanding on paper, right? During this presentation, I realized the wisdom of the ancients, papermaking is one of the crystallization of their labor; the same time, I would like to remind you, paper hard-won, and we have to cherish to use it.
汉译:我相信,大家对纸是再熟悉不过了,因为每天都需要用到。可是,摆在我们面前的一张张白纸,大家都知道它是怎样做成的吗?今天我就当个小解说员,给大家介绍介绍。
相传,在公元前105元,蔡伦成功地发明了造纸术,他总结了前人造纸的经验,经过反复试验,用树皮、麻绳、破布、旧鱼网等原料经过挫、捣、抄、拱等72道工艺,终于做出了实用的纤维纸,当时称做“蔡侯纸”。这种纸对改革和推广造纸术有很大贡献。
后来,造纸术不断发展,又有了左伯纸、藤纸,经过不断改良,终于成了我们现在常见的白纸。
经过以上我对造纸术的介绍,大家都对纸有一定的了解了吧?在这段介绍中,我体会到了古人的智慧,造纸术也是他们的劳动结晶之一;同时,我还要提醒大家,纸来之不易,我们大家要好好珍惜使用它。
8. 我要一篇关于发明物的英文短文
An invention is a new thing that someone has made. The computer was an invention when it was first made. We say when it was "invented". New things that are made or created are called inventions. The car is an invention that everyone knows.
Ideas are also called inventions. Writers can invent characters, and then invent a story about them. Inventions are made by inventors
9. 关干某发明物的介绍英语作文
Do you have any unforgettable thing? Certainly I think, so do I. Last spring, on a sunshine day, our students and teachers visited East Park. When we went into the park, we saw many colorful flowers and several beautiful butterflies dancing on the flowers, even the little bees were attracted by such beautiful scene. Suddenly, we smelled the stinking air. We all frighted and looked for the reason. On the back of a food shop, there were many plastic bags and bottles with dirty oil floating on the lake. We all felt angry. We thought we must do something to change the situation.