本篇講的是手表的起源，一起來聽聽手表原來是做什么用的吧，結(jié)果一定會讓你大吃一驚的！ Hints: wrist watch jewelry World War One fortune hunter self-conscious decoration 十以下的數(shù)字請寫英文，百分?jǐn)?shù)用數(shù)字加百分號即可
It is generally believed that wrist watches are an exception to the normal sequence in the evolution of man's jewelry. Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women, and then adopted by men. In the old days, queens included wrist watches among their crown jewelry. Later, they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers. Until World War One, Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters. Then army officers discovered that the wrist watch was most practical for active combat. Race car drivers also loved to wear wrist watches, and pilots found them most useful while flying. Soon men dared to wear wrist watches without feeling self-conscious. By 1924, some 30% of man's watches were worn on the wrist. Today, the figure is 90%. And they are now worn by both men and women for practical purposes rather than for decoration.
人們通常認(rèn)為，手表是人類珠寶發(fā)展史上的一個意外。有別于一般規(guī)律，手表先是被女人佩戴，然后延伸到男人。古時候，手表是皇后的皇冠珠寶。后來，它們被瑞士工人和農(nóng)民使用。直到第一次世界大戰(zhàn)，美國人將手表作為一種財富。軍人發(fā)現(xiàn)手表在戰(zhàn)爭中非常實(shí)用。賽車手喜歡佩戴手表，飛行員也愛在飛行中佩戴手表。漸漸地，男人也開始不自覺地佩戴手表。1924年，男人使用的表中30%是手表?，F(xiàn)在，這個比例為90%。而且，男人和女人更傾向于將手表作為一種具有實(shí)際用途的工具而非首飾。 ——譯文來自: yuanxiaoji