中國傳統文化 第12期:四大發明(3)

The Four Great Inventions（3）

四大發明（3）

The Chinese invented Gunpowder about 1, 100 years ago.

大約1100年前，中國發明瞭火藥。

Towards the end of the Tang Dynasty, gunpowder was first used in war.

唐末，火藥首次用於戰爭。

In 904, during a battle between local forces, a weapon then called “flying fire” was used.

904年，在地方勢力的戰爭中，使用了名爲“飛火”的武器。

It was a packet of gunpowder tied to the head of an arrow.

這種武器是將一包火藥系在箭頭上。

After the fuse was lighted, the arrow was shot to the enemy side, and the gunpowder would cause damage or kill men.

點燃引線後，箭射向敵方，火藥即可殺傷敵人。

During the Song Dynasty, the making and use of gunpowder reached a new level.

宋朝時期，製造和使火藥達到了一個新水平。

Varioud kinds of weapons with gunpowder were invented.

發明了各種使用火藥的武器。

The Song, Jin and Yuan armies all used these weapons in war.

宋軍、金兵和元軍都在戰鬥中使用這種武器。

Gunpowder was introduced to the Arab world during the 13th century.

13世紀，火藥傳入阿拉伯。

In the following century some European countries began to make gunpowder weapons1 with methods they had learned from the Arabs.

14世紀， 歐洲一些國家開始製造從阿拉伯人那裏學來的火藥武器。