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The Versatile Lead Pencil（萬能的鉛筆）

1. The lead pencil is one of the most used pieces of merchandise in the world. It is the simplest, most convenient and least expensive of all writinginstruments.

1、鉛筆是這個(gè)世界上使用的最多的商品之一。在所有的書寫工具中，它最簡單，最方便，最便宜。

2. Perhaps the most surprising thing about the lead pencil is that it is not lead at all. And it is not a pencil. The "lead" is actually graphite from the Greek word "to write." The word "pencil" is from Latin. The first pencils were fine or stiff brushes of hair.

2、可能關(guān)于鉛筆最讓人吃驚的事情是它根本就不是鉛做的，而英語PENCIL也不是筆的意思。所謂的鉛實(shí)際上是石墨，英語的“LEAD”源自希臘語的“寫”。英語中的“PENCIL”源自拉丁語，是指用毛制作的細(xì)致的硬刷子。

3. American pencil makers turn out their product by the millions. Probably there is no more useful article in the world. As one wise person remarked: “Everything begins with a pencil. Whether it's a pin or a battleship, it is first rendered with a pencil."

3、美國的鉛筆制造商生產(chǎn)了數(shù)以百萬計(jì)的鉛筆。在這個(gè)世界上可能沒有比鉛筆更有用的東西了。因?yàn)橐粋€(gè)智者曾經(jīng)這樣評述“一切都開始于一支鉛筆，無論它是一個(gè)別針還是一艘戰(zhàn)艦，它的第一個(gè)表述都來自一支鉛筆?！?/div>

4. There is a pencil for every purpose. In fact, the industry now supplies 370 different types and styles in more than 70 different colors and in 18 degrees of hardness.

4、一支鉛筆可以用于不同的書寫目的。事實(shí)上，工業(yè)界現(xiàn)在提供著370種不同種類不同風(fēng)格、超過70種不同顏色、18種不同硬度的鉛筆。

5. Some write clearly on slippery surfaces, such as glass and plastic. Surgeons use a special pencil for outlining the operation area on the patient's skin, and packing-plants use another type to write identification on sides of beef. There is even a special electric pencil used for tests checked by electronic machines.

5、某些鉛筆可以在光滑的表面諸如玻璃、塑料上清晰書寫。外科醫(yī)生使用一種特殊的鉛筆在病人的皮膚上勾勒出手術(shù)區(qū)域。包裝廠使用另外一種類型的鉛筆在牛肉的側(cè)面寫上識別號碼。甚至有一種用來協(xié)助電子儀器進(jìn)行測試的特殊的電子筆。

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