北師大版高中英語模塊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 fiber. [00:21.12]The plant was soaked in water [00:22.67]and then beaten to a pulp. [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 craftsman 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 engraving 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 considerably better than anywhere else [01:12.11]in the world. [01:12.45]

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