英文版《你好，中国》( Hello, China )：10- Gunpowder（火药）

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Gunpowder (huo yao) is another ancient Chinese invention. It was invented by accident.

More than 1,000 years ago, people experimenting in a pharmacy made the discovery. They found that if sulphur, charcoal and potassium nitrate were mixed together with a certain proportion, the mixture would explode.

Gunpowder changed the style of wars. The steel age ended and gunpowder-based weapons are now widely used.

More than 600 years ago, primitive guns were used in China. Cannon balls were propelled by the thrust of the huo yao explosion.

Now, huo yao is also widely used in fireworks. The splendid fireworks at the Beijing Olympic Games garnered wide acclaim and admiration from the audience.

单词速记：

1. pharmacy [ˈfɑːrməsi]  n.药房;药店;医药柜台;(医院的)药房，配药室;药剂学;制药学

Make sure you understand exactly how to take your medicines before you leave the pharmacy.

在离开药房之前，一定要弄明白自己的药该怎么吃。

2. sulphur [ˈsʌlfər]  n.硫;硫磺

sulphurous fumes

燃烧硫磺产生的烟雾

sulfur ['sʌlfər]  n.同“sulphur” vt.用硫磺处理

Sulfur emissions from steel mills become acid rain.

炼钢厂排放出的硫形成了酸雨。

3. charcoal [ˈtʃɑːrkoʊl]  n.炭，木炭(可作燃料或供作画);深灰色  vt.用木炭画;炭烤

char, 来自PIE*sker, 弯，转，变化，词源同ring，curve，即变成炭的。

charcoal grilled steaks

用木炭烤制的牛排

4. potassium nitrate [pəˈtæsiəm ˈnaɪtreɪt] 硝酸钾

A kind of black or brown explosives, the potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulfur mechanical mixture.

一种黑色或棕色炸药，由硝酸钾、木炭和硫磺机械混合而成。

potassium [pəˈtæsiəm]  n.钾

potassa(=potash) 碳酸钾，草碱 + i + um 名词后缀，表化学元素

nitrate [ˈnaɪtreɪt] n.硝酸盐;硝酸盐类化肥  vt.用硝酸处理;使硝化

nitr 硝， ate 化学名词后缀，盐。如：sulphate [ˈsʌlfeɪt]  n.硫酸盐;

carbonate[ˈkɑːrbənət]  n.碳酸盐。

5. primitive [ˈprɪmətɪv]  adj.原始的;远古的;人类或动物发展早期的;发展水平低的;落后的 n.文艺复兴前的艺术家(或作品);原始派画家(或作品)

prime 最初，原始 + itive 有…性质的 → 原始的

The facilities on the campsite were very primitive.

营地的设施非常简陋。

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