week.不同发明的创始者都被列在上面。the pioneers of different inventions were listed there. 比如说，它提到拉链是在1893年被惠特科姆贾德森发明的。for example, it mentioned that the zipper was invented by whitcomb judson in 1893.不过那时它并没有被广泛利用。but at that time, it wasn’t used widely.
保罗：真的吗？那它是什么时候开始流行的？ really? so when did it become popular?
罗伊：1917年左右。around nineteen seventeen. 一项偶然的发明an accidental invention
你知道茶，作为世界上最受欢迎的饮料（仅次于水），是一项偶然的发明吗？did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world(after water), was invented by accident?许多人都认为大约在5000年以前就开始了饮茶。Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5,ooo years ago. 据说一位叫做神农的中国统治者最早发现了茶可以饮用。it is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink.一天，神农在户外的炉火上烧水， one day shen nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire.茶树上有几片叶子掉入水里，过了一会，some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time.散发
出怡人的香味，于是神农品尝了这褐色的水，it produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water.它非常香醇，it was quite delicious,就这样，世界上最受欢迎的饮料之一被发明了。and so, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.
数千年后，“茶圣“陆羽在他的茶经一书中提到了神农。a few thousand years later, Lu Yu , the “saint of tea” mentioned Shen nong in his book Cha jing.该书描述了如何种植茶树和泡茶，the book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea.它还讨论了什么地方出产最好的茶叶，而且应该使用什么样的水来泡茶。it also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.
人们认为茶是在公元6至7世纪传播到了朝鲜和日本。it is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries.在英国，大约知道1660年茶才出现，in England, tea didn’t appear until around 1660.但不到100年的时间里，茶已成为国饮。but in less than 100 years, it had become the national drink.从中国到西方国家的茶叶贸易始于19世纪。the tea trade from china to western countries took place in the 19th century.这使得茶树和茶叶传播到世界上更多的地方，使之深
受欢迎。this helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world.虽然现在有很多人都了解一些茶文化，但毫无疑问的是，中国人才是最了解茶之本质的人。even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea. 你知道篮球是什么时候发明的吗？Do you know when basketball was invented?
篮球是一项许多人都喜爱的积极运动，它既有趣又能健身。basketball is a much-loved and active sport that is enjoyed by many for fun and exercise.篮球有100多年的历史，而且有200多个国家，超过10亿人都在玩篮球。It is over 100 years old and is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries.普遍认为1891年的12月21日是历史上第一场篮球比赛的日子。it is believed that the first basketball game in history was played on December 21, 1891.然后再1936年的柏林，篮球成为了奥运会比赛项目。Then in 1936 in Berlin, it became an event at the Olympics.
篮球是由一名叫詹姆斯.奈史密斯的加拿大医生发明的，他出生于1861年。Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith.当他在大学任
教时，被要求发明一项能让人冬天在室内玩的游戏。when he was a college teacher, he was asked to think of a game that could be played in the winter.于是奈史密斯医生创造出一种能在室内硬地板上玩的游戏。Dr. Naismith created a game to be played inside on a hard floor.他把他班级里的人分成两队人员，叫他们玩他的新游戏。Dr. Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams and taught them to play his game.同一个队的成员必须一起努力把球投进对方篮筐。Players on the same team must work together to get the ball in the other team’s basket.同时，他们还要阻止对方把球投进他们自己队的篮筐。At the same time, they need to stop the competing team from getting the ball into their own basket.
如今，许多年轻人都梦想成为著名的篮球运动员，篮球在世界各地也越来越普及。Today, the popularity of basket has risen around the world, with many young people dreaming of becoming famous players.在中国，有时候你能看到人们在公园里、学校甚至工厂打篮球。In china, you can sometimes see people playing basketball in parks, schools and even factories.篮球不仅成为一项人们喜欢玩的运动，也成为一项人们喜欢观
看的运动。Basketball has not only become a popular sport to play, but it has also become a popular sport to watch.虽然美国的NBA比赛是最著名的吗，但是中国的CBA也越来越受欢迎。Although America’s NBA games are the most famous, the CBA games are becoming more popular in china. NBA中的外国球员数量有所增加，其中也包括中国球员。The number of foreign players, including Chinese players, in the NBA has increased.也有越来越多的外籍球员加入到CBA的赛事中。There are also more and more foreign players in the CBA.许多年轻人都仰慕这些篮球英雄，并想成为像他们一样的人。Many young people look up to these basketball heroes and want to become like them.这些球星也鼓励着年轻人为实现他们自己的梦想而努力。These stars encourage young people to work hard to achieve their dreams.