每周英语时光FourgreatinventionschangingChina中国新四⼤发明“出炉”Ancient(古代的) China had
four great inventions:
compass(指南针), gunpowder(⽕药),
paper making and printing(印刷术).芜湖景点
These inventions changed the world.
In 2017, some foreign students in Beijing
voted(投票) for their favorite modern inventions in today's China.
What are they?
Bike sharing
共享单车
Riding shared bikes saves(节省)
time and money.
The bikes wait for you on the street or
outside the subway station.
People can unlock(开锁) them with
mobile apps(⼿机应⽤程序).
Riding bikes is also good for the environment(环境).
Biking is good exercise, too.
High-speed rail
High-speed rail
⾼铁They run as fast as 350 km/h.
They connnect north and south,
east and west.
They travel to many cities.
More than 2500 high-speed trains
are running in China.
逆转检事攻略They are fast, safe and convenient(⽅便的).
China's high-speed rail technology(技术)
is also used in other countries,
like Russia and Turkey(⼟⽿其).
Alipay
⽀付宝
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It is on your mobile phone.
You can use it to pay for(付钱) things.
You don't need to carry cash.
What is it? Alipay!
The company Alibaba invented(发明)
Alipay a few years ago.
It is simple(简单的) to use.
with your phone to pay for things.
Online shopping
⽹购Many people like shopping online.
It is cheaper.
It is convenient, too.
The deliverymen(快递员)表示连续不断的词语
bring goods(货品) to your house.
There are even many new "online shopping festivals" in China,
for example, the "Double Eleven."
Foreign customers are also interested in China's internet shopping. They can buy goods from辅导员学期工作总结
some Chinese shopping websites(⽹站).
Word bank 词汇
1、invention [ɪnˈvɛnʃən]发明名词
2、subway [ˈsʌbˌwe]地铁名词
3、connect [kəˈnɛkt]连接动词
100周年对党的祝福4、cash [kæʃ]现⾦名词
5、online [ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn]在线的形容词
6、customer [ˈkʌstəmɚ]顾客名词
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