Part 9 True / False

2000多 年  前, 中 国 人 就  发  现磁 石 可 以 指方 向.

2000  duō nián qián, zhōng guó  rén jiù  fā   xiàn    

cí  shí kě yǐ zhǐ fāng  xiàng.

More than 2,000 years ago, the Chinese discovered that magnets could point directions.

True

纸  最 早  是  东  汉 人  蔡 伦 发 明 的.

zhǐ zuì zǎo shì dōng hàn rén cài lún fā míng de.

Paper was first invented by Cai Lun of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD).

True

蔡  伦  用  树 皮, 麻 头,  旧  渔 网 和 破 布 造纸.

cài  lún yòng shù pí, má tóu, jiù yú wǎng hé pò bù zào zhǐ.

Cai Lun made paper from tree bark, hemp heads, old fishing nets, and rags.

True

蔡  伦 造 的 纸 又 轻, 又 便  宜 又 好 用.

cài lún zào de zhǐ yòu qīng, yòu pián yí yòu hǎo yòng.

Cai Lun made paper that is light, cheap, and easy to use.

True

火  药  最 早 是  中   国  人  发  明  的.

huǒ  yào zuì zǎo shì zhōng guó rén fà míng de.

Gunpowder was first invented by the Chinese.

True

有 了火  药  后, 很  快 火  药  就 被  用 在   武 器上.

yǒu le huǒ yào hòu, hěn kuài huǒ yào jiù bèi yòng zài wǔ qì shàng.

After gunpowder was available, it was quickly used in weapons.

True

火  药   还  可   以   开  山   采  矿, 做  成    烟  花 和 爆  竹.

huǒ  yào  hái  kě  yǐ   kāi  shān  cǎi  kuàng zuò chéng  yān huā hé bào  zhú.

Gunpowder also can be mined from mountains and made into fireworks and firecrackers.

True

赵  州   桥   很  高, 桥  面   很   陡。

  zhào zhōu qiáo   hěn gāo, qiáo miàn hěn  dǒu。

Zhaozhou Bridge is very high and the bridge deck is very steep.

False, Zhaozhou Bridge is very flat.

北  宋 人  毕 升  发 明 了 活 字 印 刷 术.

běi sòng rén bì shēng fā  míng  le huó zì yìn shuā shù.

A citizen of the Northern Song Dynasty, Bi Sheng invented movable type printing.

True

早  在   五 六  千  年   前, 中   国   人  就 用 蚕 丝 织  成   丝 绸   做 衣  穿.

zǎo  zài  wǔ liù qiān nián qián, zhōng guó rén   jiù yòng cán sī  zhī chéng sī chóu zuò yī chuān.

 

As early as five or six thousand years ago, the Chinese used silk to weave silk into clothing.

True

唐  代  织  造  的  丝  绸, 两   面   都  有 花  纹, 美  丽  非 凡.

táng dài  zhī  zào de  sī  chóu liǎng  miàn dōu yǒu huā wén, měi lì fēi  fán.

Tang Dynasty silk had patterns woven on both sides and was very beautiful.