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20世纪十大发明TOP10
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Top 10 Inventions of the 20th Century
There can be no doubt that the twentieth century is one of the most remarkable in human history for its previously unparalleled rate of technological advances and scientific discoveries, a rate that continues to this day. In fact, there were so many new gadgets invented and discoveries made in the last century that it’s difficult to pare the list down to just the ten (which is why there will be a number of glaring omissions from my list). However, I think I have managed to whittle it down to tho ten innovations or technologies that have had the greatest influence on humanity—both positively and the negatively. And so, without further ado and in no particular order, here are my nominees for the ten greatest inventions/discoveries of the twentieth century:
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20世纪十大发明TOP10
怎样练习表达能力毋庸置疑，20世纪是人类历史上最为非凡最为伟大的一段时光。从那个时候直到今天的这段日子里，人类科技与科学探索以前所未有的速度发展着。说实话，在过去的这一百年里，太多的新奇玩意和新发现源源不断地涌现出来，从他们中筛选出一个只有10个成员的名单实在不是个简单的差事（这也是为什么有一些鼎鼎大名的东西被我的榜单所遗忘）。但是，我认为这个榜单里的十大发明对人类影响尽管并非都是积极的，却决然是最大的。好的，言归正传，以下就是我的20世纪十大探索发现的提名：
10. Nuclear Power
chine new year10、核能
Nuclear power was to the twentieth century what steam power had been to the nineteenth: a game changer. Suddenly humanity had a power source that didn’t pollute, was efficient and practically unlimited, and so had the potential to change the planet overnight. Unfortunately, it was a two-edged sword in that this same energy source could
be ud to create the most destructive weapons in history, threatening human survival with its very prence. Additionally, while nuclear power plants didn’t spew pollutants into the air, in the hands of the truly incompetent they had the capacity to render whole regions radioactive and, as such, uninhabitable for generations (as was demonstrated at Chernobyl in 1986).
就像蒸汽动力改变了整个19世纪一样，核能也改变了整个20世纪的游戏规则。突然之间，人类拥有了一种清洁、高效、近乎无限的能源，它甚至能够一夜之间改变整个地球。不幸的是，这是一把双刃剑，因为它可以被创造成人类历史上最具有破坏性的武器，时刻威胁着人类的生存。而且，虽然核能不会对空气产生污染，但在无能者的手中，核辐射会影响到整个地区，使这片土壤再也不适宜人类居住（解释权归1986年的切尔诺贝利事件）。
However, it is hard to deny the overall positive impact nuclear power has had. The fear of mutually assured destruction probably prevented the world from experiencing a third world war and, when operated safely, nuclear power plants truly are a superb and cost-efficient energy source that has the capacity to power entire cities. The only question is whether we’re mature enough to handle that power into the next century.
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但是，这也不足以否定核能所带来的积极作用。正因为存在双方同时核毁灭的可能性，第三次世界大战实际上很难发生。同时，如果操作得当，核能确实是一个绝好的、性价比超高的能源，它可以轻而易举的点亮整个城市。唯一的问题是，我们是否能变得足够成熟而不玩火自焚，成功活到下一个世纪。
9. The Personal Computer
9、个人电脑
live it upIt’s difficult to imagine our world today without computers. Of cour, they have been around since World War Two, but they were clunky, massively expensive thingsthat had all the calculating power of a brick. When Steve Wozniak and Stephen Jobs introduced the Apple in 1976, however, it changed everything and the rest is, as they say, history. Today, of cour, they are everywhere and we have become so dependent upon them that many people almost feel naked without one. For some, they even provide the very means of maintaining a livelihood: we u them to keep track of our finances, write books, design logos and ll real estate. Plus, they are rapidly replacing the stereo and te
levision in their ability to entertain us with music, movies, and games. Makes it hard to understand how our ancestors did so well without them, doesn’t it? (Image: the Apple 1, 1976.)加勒比海盗4演员表
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在21世纪的今天，很难想象一个没有电脑的世界。当然，第二次世界大战的时候电脑就出现了，但那真是一个愚笨、庞大、昂贵的玩意，活像一个会计算的大砖头。但当1976年，Steve Wozniak 和Stephen Jobs发明了苹果电脑时候，照他们所说，除了历史，一切都改变了。毫无疑问，今天的电脑存在于每一个角落。人们极度依赖于电脑，没了它，很多人就会觉得自己像个光屁股的猴子。甚至对一部分人来说，他们以此来维持自身最基本的生活：用电脑时刻管理着自己的资产，用电脑写书，用电脑设计艺术标识，用电脑售卖房产。而且，他们不断更新换代着立体声系统和电视，力所能及且乐此不疲的用音乐、电影和游戏武装着自己。我们的祖先没用过电脑，但居然也生活的不错，这在今天实在难以理解，不是吗？（图片：苹果1，1976年）
8. The Airplane
西班牙斗牛士吉他谱Just as the locomotive made the world a smaller place in the nineteenth century, the airpl
ane did the same for us in the twentieth century, shrinking our planet to the point that a person could fly anywhere in the world in a matter of hours. Not only have they made travel quick and safe, but aircraft provide many other rvices as well: from crop dusting and fighting forest fires to overnight delivery of packages and chasing hurricanes. They have also revolutionized warfare, turning battle into a long-range affair fought at arm’s length by machines of such sophistication that the way wars are fought has completely changed. Of cour, they’ve also been responsible for leveling whole cities and bringing war to the civilian population—who had rarely been directly affected by war until the twentieth century—but then no invention is perfect.
