日前，美国福克斯新闻评选出了“改变世界的十四大发明”，从阿司匹林到抽水马桶、从车轮到胸罩，上榜的发明涉猎范围广泛、时间跨度巨大。
中国人发明的指南针和纸也没有被“遗忘”，成功入选了这个榜单。
What's the greatest invention since sliced cheese? Wait: Why is sliced cheese so great in the first place? Here are 14 inventions that REALLY changed the world -- cheese not included.
自从切片奶酪问世以来，最伟大的发明是什么？等等：为什么切片奶酪如此伟大呢？以下是实实在在改变了世界的14个伟大发明——当然不包括奶酪。
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Bicycle (1861)The French vélocipède, invented in 1861 by Pierre Marchaux, is widely considered to be the first true bicycle. There are a billion bicycles now worldwide, twice as many as automobiles.自行车（1861年）1861年法国的皮埃尔?马少克斯发明的vélocipède是公认的第一辆自行车。现在全世界有10亿辆自行车，数量是汽车的两倍。Aspirin (1899)The first recorded use of Aspirin-like remedies goes back to nearly 500 BC when Hippocrates, the "father of modern medicine," wrote about treating such symptoms as headaches, pains, and fevers using willow bark and leaves -- which contain salicylic acid.The formula was perfected in 1899 by a French chemist who developed acetylsalicylic acid, which maintained the benefits of pure salicylic acid with less severe side effects. By 1899, Bayer was selling it around the worl |
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