Keywords: 指南針
順序：原文器仗、自己的譯文、參考譯文、筆記
在中國悠久的歷史長河中精钮，出現(xiàn)了一些極其重要的發(fā)明威鹿，指南針(compass)是其中最重要的發(fā)明之一。
In the river of China's long history, there are some extremely important inventions, in which the compass is one of the most important ones.
China's long history has witnessed some extremely important inventions, among which the compass is one of them.
根據(jù)古書記載轨香，遠(yuǎn)古的人們在生產(chǎn)和斗爭中利用天然磁體來指示方向忽你。
According to the ancient books, ancient people used natural magnets to figure out the 方向 in producing and fighting processes.
According to ancient records, people in remote antiquity employed natural magnet as direction-finding device in their production and struggle efforts.
在戰(zhàn)國時期(the Warring States Period)出現(xiàn)了最早的指南針——司南[sinan (a south-pointing ladle)]。司南由刻有24個方位的“地盤(brass plate)”和一個由整塊天然磁石制成的“勺子(ladle)”兩部分組成臂容。
In the Warring States Period, there appeared the first compass named sinan, which is consisted of a brass plate 刻 24 positions and a ladle made with a whole bar of natural magnet.
During the Warring States Period, there appeared the earliest form of compass -- sinan ( a south-pointing ladle), consisting of a brass plate on which 24 directions were carved and a ladle made from a single piece of natural magnet.
到宋朝科雳，沈括在《夢溪筆談》(Dream Pool Essays)中對水浮式(floating)指南針作了介紹。這使得指南針能夠首次應(yīng)用于航海脓杉。
In the Song Dynasty, Shen Kuo introduced a floating compass in Dream Pool Essays, which made compass can be applied in sailing.
In the Song Dynasty, Shen Kuo described in his book Dream Pool Essays the floating compass, which enabled the compass to be applied in navigation for the first time.
指南針的發(fā)明促進(jìn)了航海業(yè)的發(fā)展糟秘，不久經(jīng)阿拉伯傳入歐洲。
Compass's invention accelerated the development of sailing and was imported into the Europe through 阿拉伯.
The invention of the compass promoted the development of maritime undertakings, and it was soon introduced to Europe via Arab.
