本篇讲的是手表的起源，一起来听听手表原来是做什么用的吧，结果一定会让你大吃一惊的！ Hints: wrist watch jewelry World War One fortune hunter self-conscious decoration 十以下的数字请写英文，百分数用数字加百分号即可
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.
人们通常认为，手表是人类珠宝发展史上的一个意外。有别于一般规律，手表先是被女人佩戴，然后延伸到男人。古时候，手表是皇后的皇冠珠宝。后来，它们被瑞士工人和农民使用。直到第一次世界大战，美国人将手表作为一种财富。军人发现手表在战争中非常实用。赛车手喜欢佩戴手表，飞行员也爱在飞行中佩戴手表。渐渐地，男人也开始不自觉地佩戴手表。1924年，男人使用的表中30%是手表。现在，这个比例为90%。而且，男人和女人更倾向于将手表作为一种具有实际用途的工具而非首饰。 ——译文来自: yuanxiaoji