Then and Now

then and now

过去与现在

Things change. Every day we use things like cars, computers and telephones. These things were first made a long time ago. What did they look like long ago? How have they changed?

万物都在变化。我们每天都会用到汽车、电脑、电话这类物品。 这些物品最早是在很久以前被发明出来的。 很久以前它们是什么样子的？又发生了哪些变化呢？

Cars then. Old cars did not go very fast. They had seats for just two people. The seats were very hard. Cars now. New cars go very fast. They have seats for many people. Now the seats are soft.

过去的汽车。老式汽车跑得不快，只能坐两个人。它的 座椅非常硬。现在的汽车。新式汽车跑得很快，可以坐很多 人。现在的座椅都很柔软。

Telephones then Old telephones were very big. They were always black. The numbers were on a dial. Telephones now New telephones are very little. They now come in many colours. The numbers are on buttons now.

过去的电话 老式电话体积很大，总是黑色的，数字印在拨号盘上。 现在的电话 新式电话非常小巧，还有很多种不同的颜色。 现在数字都印在按键上啦。

Watches then Old watches had a big face. They had hands to tell the time. People put the watches in their pockets. Watches now Many new watches have a small face. Some just have numbers to tell the time. Now people wear watches on their arm.

过去的手表 老式手表的表盘很大。 它们靠指针来显示时间。 人们会把手表放在口袋里。 现在的手表 很多新式手表的表盘很小。 有些只用数字就能显示时间。 现在人们都把手表戴在手腕上。

Televisions then Old televisions had little screens. They showed black and white pictures. The first televisions had dials to make them work. Televisions now Many new televisions have big screens. Now they show pictures in color. They have buttons to make them work.

过去的电视 老式电视的屏幕很小。 它们只能显示黑白画面。 最早的电视靠旋钮来操作运行。 现在的电视 很多新式电视的屏幕都很大。 现在它们能显示彩色的画面。 靠按键就可以操作使用啦。