The Four Great Inventions（3）

四大发明（3）

The Chinese invented gunpowder about 1, 100 years ago.

大约1100年前，中国发明了火药。

Towards the end of the Tang Dynasty, gunpowder was first used in war.

唐末，火药首次用于战争。

In 904, during a battle between local forces, a weapon then called “flying fire” was used.

904年，在地方势力的战争中，使用了名为“飞火”的武器。

It was a packet of gunpowder tied to the head of an arrow.

这种武器是将一包火药系在箭头上。

After the fuse was lighted, the arrow was shot to the enemy side, and the gunpowder would cause damage or kill men.

点燃引线后，箭射向敌方，火药即可杀伤敌人。

During the Song Dynasty, the making and use of gunpowder reached a new level.

宋朝时期，制造和使火药达到了一个新水平。

Varioud kinds of weapons with gunpowder were invented.

发明了各种使用火药的武器。

The Song, Jin and Yuan armies all used these weapons in war.

宋军、金兵和元军都在战斗中使用这种武器。

Gunpowder was introduced to the Arab world during the 13th century.

13世纪，火药传入阿拉伯。

In the following century some European countries began to make gunpowder weapons1 with methods they had learned from the Arabs.

14世纪， 欧洲一些国家开始制造从阿拉伯人那里学来的火药武器。