2017考研英语翻译每日一句：古代印刷术

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    本期主题【古代印刷术】
    Before printing was invented，a scholar had to copycharacters one by one if
he wanted to publish a newbook.During the Northern Song Dynasty, Bi
Shenginvented the movable-type printing after many yearsof experimentation.He
engraved the characters onsmall pieces of clay,and heated them until they became
hard movable characters.When printinga book，people placed the moveable
characters in order into a whole block and then ran off aprint.After printing,
they took the block apart and reused the characters later.This method wasboth
economical and time-saving.China's movable-type printing first spread eastward
intoKorea and Japan,then westward into Persia and Egypt,and at last,around the
world.Theinvention of movable-type printing greatly promoted the cultural
exchanges among countriesall over the world.
    　　参考翻译：
    印刷术发明之前，想出版新书的学者必须一字一字地抄写。北宋时期，经过多年的实验，毕昇发明了活字印刷术(movable-type
printing)。他把汉字刻在一小块泥胚(pieces of
clay)上，加热汉字直到其变成硬的活字。印书时,人们按顺序将活字摆在一起，印出印迹。印刷完后，他们把字分开，以后重复使用。这种方法既经济又省时。中国的活字印刷术首先向东传至朝鲜和日本，之后向西传至波斯(Persia)和埃及，最后传遍全球。活字印刷术的发明大大促进了世界各国的文化交流。