<p class="ql-block"> 课文：Day 98 Chinese Pottery </p><p class="ql-block">An important invention of the ancient Chinese people is porcelain. Today, it is popular with tourists and can be found in many markets and stores around China. Pottery( 陶 瓷 ) first came out in the Shang dynasty. It’s the basics of the porcelain art. The porcelain production started from the Han dynasty. Its production has been an important national art. There were many uses of porcelain. In ancient China, many families had porcelain. For everyday use, it was used to make cups, plates and other useful things. Beautiful and fine porcelain was usually used as decoration and gifts. Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province is famous as “the Porcelain Capital of China”. It has made porcelain for over 1,600 years.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">词汇积累（vocabulary）</p><p class="ql-block">pottery /ˈpɒtəri/ n. 陶器；陶土，黏土；制陶，陶艺；陶瓷厂</p><p class="ql-block">invention /ɪnˈvenʃ(ə)n/ n. 发明物；发明，创造</p><p class="ql-block">porcelain /ˈpɔːsəlɪn/ n. 瓷；瓷器 adj. 瓷制的</p><p class="ql-block">tourist /ˈtʊərɪst/ n. 旅行者，观光客</p><p class="ql-block">market /ˈmɑːkɪt/ n. 集市，市场；交易</p><p class="ql-block">dynasty /ˈdɪnəsti/ n. 王朝；朝，代</p><p class="ql-block">basics /ˈbeɪsɪks/ n. 基础；基本要素（basic 的复数）</p><p class="ql-block">production /prəˈdʌkʃ(ə)n/ n. 生产，制造；（对自然物的）加工，采集</p><p class="ql-block">plate /pleɪt/ n. 盘，碟；一盘（食物）</p><p class="ql-block">province /ˈprɒvɪns/ n. （知识、兴趣、责任的）范围，领域；省</p><p class="ql-block">翻译： 中国陶瓷中国古代人民的一项重要发明是瓷器。如今，它受到游客的欢迎，并且可以在中国周围的许多市场和商店中找到。陶瓷首先出现在商代。它是瓷器艺术的基础。瓷器的生产始于汉代。它的生产一直是重要的民族艺术。瓷器有许多用途。在古代中国，许多家庭都有瓷器。用于日常使用，它被用来制作杯子、盘子和其他有用的东西。漂亮而精致的瓷器通常被用作装饰和礼物。江西省的景德镇以“中国瓷都”而闻名。它已经制作瓷器超过 1600 年了</p><p class="ql-block">素材来源于网络</p>