英语翻译Everymorningmyfatherbuysanewspaperonhiswaytowork.EverydayIopenmybooksinclassandstartlessons.Everyeveningmymotherlooksthroughmagazinesathome.Andeverynight,IlookattheposterswithphotosofDavidBeckhaman

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　　Everymorningmyfatherbuysanewspaperonhiswaytowork.EverydayIopenmybooksinclassandstartlessons.Everyeveningmymotherlooksthroughmagazinesathome.Andeverynight,IlookattheposterswithphotosofDavidBeckhamandYaoMingonmybedroomwallbeforeIgotosleep.Canweimaginelifewithoutpaperorprint?

　　Paperwasfirstcreatedabout2,000yearsago,andhasbeenmadefromsilk,cotton,bamboo,and,sincethe19thcentury,fromwood.Peoplelearnedtowritewordsonpapertomakeabook.Butinthosedays,bookscouldonlybeproducedoneatatimebyhand.Asaresult,theywereexpensiveandrare.Andbecausethereweren’tmanybooks,fewpeoplelearnedtoread.

　　ThenprintingwasinventedinChina.Thefirstprintedbooksweremadebyputtinginkonawoodenblockandholdingthepaperagainstit.Whenprintingwasdevelopedgreatlyatthebeginningofthe11thcentury,bookscouldbeproducedmorequicklyandcheaply.Asaresult,morepeoplelearnedtoread.Afterthat,knowledgeandideasspread(传播)quickly,inawaythatcanbecomparedwiththeintroductionoftheInternetinthe20thcentury.

　　Butwillbooksbeneededinthefuture?Todayinformationcanbereceivedonline,downloadedfromtheInternetratherthanfoundinbooks,andinformationcanbekeptonCD-ROMsormachinessuchasMP4players.Thesemachinesaresmallerandlighterthanbookssothattheycanbecarriedveryeasily.

　　Computersarealreadyusedinclassrooms,andnewspapersandmagazinescanalreadybereadonline.Sowillbooksbereplacedbycomputersoneday?No,Idon’tthinktheYaoMingposteronmybedroomwallwilleverbereplacedbyacomputertwometreshigh!