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Now a technology first developed in China Will be perfected in Europe.

同时 一项起源于中国的技术 将在欧洲得以完善

It will change the world as dramatically as gunpowder.

它将如火药一般 戏剧性地改变世界

1450, Mainz, Germany.Johannes Gutenberg.

1450年 德国美因茨(西部港市) 约翰内斯·古腾堡

Goldsmith, entrepreneur,Inventor of the printing press.

一个金匠 企业家 也是印刷术的发明者

It's still one of the greatest stories in the history of invention.

直至今天 这仍是史上 最伟大的发明之一

You think about the impact that had,

想想它带来的影响吧

it's really hard to underestimate it.

根本不容我们低估

In 15th-century Europe,Books are only in reach of the clergy and the rich.

在十五世纪的欧洲 只有神职人员和富人能接触到书籍

Handwritten and labor-intensive,

通过手写和高强度的人力

It takes as long as three years To produce one copy of the Bible.

通常要花三年时间 才能抄写完一部圣经

It was like having this powerful force,knowledge,

就好像这股强大的力量 也就是知识

that's locked in these objects called books,

被锁在这些叫做书籍的物体里

and almost nobody has these things.

却几乎没人可以拥有它

The Chinese invented wood-block printing 700 years earlier.

中国人在早七百年前发明了木刻印刷术

But it was slow, complex work.

但它速度迟缓 工序复杂

重点讲解

1、perfect

完美的；最佳的

He spoke perfect English.

他英语说得棒极了。

Hiring a nanny has turned out to be the perfect solution.

雇用保姆结果成了解决问题的最佳方法。

绝配的；十分合适的

Carpet tiles are perfect for kitchens because they're easy to take up and wash.

方块地毯非常适用于厨房，因为其便于揭起来清洗。

So this could be the perfect time to buy a home.

所以这可能是买房子的绝佳时机。

无瑕的；完好的；完美无缺的

Use only clean, Grade A, perfect eggs.

只用表面干净、无磕碰的A级鸡蛋。

their perfect white teeth.

他们洁白无瑕的牙齿

2、underestimate

低估；对…估计不足

None of us should ever underestimate the degree of difficulty women face in career advancement.

我们谁都不应该低估女性在事业发展过程中所面临的困难程度。

Never underestimate what you can learn from a group of like-minded people.

千万不要低估你从一群志趣相投的人那里所能学到的东西。

低估;轻视;小看

I think a lot of people still underestimate him.

我觉得很多人仍然低估了他。

The first lesson I learnt as a soldier was never to underestimate the enemy.

作为一名士兵，我学到的第一课就是决不要低估敌人。